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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Religion by the Threefold Kinds of Faith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krishna urge Arjuna to act in accordance with?
(a) The scriptures.
(b) A wise teacher.
(c) The desires of his wife.
(d) His own desires.

2. What is adhiyajna?
(a) The perishable body.
(b) Krishna's daughter.
(c) The eternal Brahman.
(d) The supreme sacrifice.

3. Who does Krishna say will be swiftly rescued from the cycle of birth and death?
(a) Those for whom Krishna is the supreme goal.
(b) Priests.
(c) Poets.
(d) Those for whom enjoyment of the world is the supreme goal.

4. According to Krishna, what fulfills all human desire?
(a) The Father, Son and Holy spirit.
(b) The Devas.
(c) The Upanishads.
(d) The Devil.

5. For what do the wise work according to Krishna?
(a) Their family.
(b) The welfare of the whole world.
(c) Their own profit.
(d) Fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the birth and dissolution of the cosmos take place according to Krishna?

2. What word best describes rajas?

3. Who does Krishna say is truly his devotee?

4. According to Krishna, what is beheld by only a few?

5. How does Arjuna respond to Sri Krishna's advice from the previous chapter?

(see the answer key)

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