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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Krishna who are truly wise and fit for immortality?
2. What does Krishna say is the fate of those who have no faith in the supreme law of life?
3. What is adhiyajna?
4. Who does Krishna say is the sum of all knowledge?
5. What is adhibhuta?
Short Essay Questions
1. Of those who seek the spiritual life, who are the most blessed according to Krishna?
2. Krishna tells Arjuna that he declared to paths for the pure of heart at the beginning of time. What are these paths?
3. What are some of the reasons Krishna says people worship him?
4. What does Krishna say is the difference between those whose desires are fragmented and those whose consciousness is unified?
5. Describe Krishna's instructions for the practice of meditation.
6. What is Krishna's highest nature and how does it give every creature its existence?
7. What does Sri Krishna say about Ajuna's sorrow?
8. What is the first thing Sri Krishna says to Arjuna?
9. What does Krishna say about those who follow the path of service?
10. What does Krishna say that the wise see about action?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Krisha says, "At the beginning of time I declared two paths for the pure heart: jnana yoga . . . and karma yoga."
Part 1) Compare and contrast jnana yoga and karma yoga.
Part 2) What kind of aspirants does Krishna say pursue each? What are the advantages of each path?
Part 3) Discuss which path Krishna favors.
Cite specific textual examples for all of the above.
Essay Topic 2
Seeing Arjuna's despair prior to battle, Sri Krishna rebukes him saying such weakness in a time of crisis is unworthy of him. Krishna urges Arjuna to rise up with a brave heart and destroy the enemy.
Describe Arjuna's response in detail. What is the logic of Arjuna's argument? Upon what sources does Arjuna rely to support this argument? To what conclusion does the argument lead? Discuss while citing specific examples.
Essay Topic 3
"Awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results; all selfish desires are consumed in the fire of knowledge." What does this statement of Krishna's mean? Why should one not care about the outcome of his actions? What is the "fire of knowledge?" Is this theme central to Krishna's teaching? Why or why not? Use specific examples from the text.
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