Week 9: Narayan's Mahabharata (pp. 1-83)

Assignments - Reading Guide A - Reading Guide B - Mahabharata Resources

Reading Quiz: B

The following is a list of statements Multiple Choice questions. For each question, three statements are true and one statement is false. Your task is to identiy which of the statements is false. When you take the quiz, you will have 15 of these statements, chosen at random. You can take the quiz up to five times, and the system will record your average score.

Apply the 80% RULE when you are taking quizzes for these classes. In other words: don't stress about trying to get 100% on these quizzes. The quizzes are here to make sure you are ready to go on to the next activity. If you get 80% or better, you are ready to proceed. If you get less than 80% you need to go back and do the reading again (read more slowly, take notes) and take the quiz again, aiming for at least 80%.

TAKE PRACTICE QUIZ

Which statement is false?
a. Gandhari is the wife of Dhritarashtra and the mother of Duryodhana.
b. Draupadi said she would not come to the assembly because she had her period.
c. Dhaumya was the Pandavas' priest.
d. Drona and Drupada are both allies of Dhritarashtra.

Which statement is false?
a. Vidura urged Dhritarashtra to put a stop to the dice match.
b. Karna described Bhishma and Vidura as Pandava spies in their own court.
c. Duryodhana tucked up his cloak, thinking the marble floor was a pool.
d. Arjuna married Ulupi, the sister of Krishna.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira bet Nakula and lost him in the dice match.
b. The Pandava part of the kingdom was Amaravati.
c. When Duryodhana was born he howled like a jackal.
d. Gandiva was Arjuna's bow, a gift from Agni.

Which statement is false?
a. Vyasa is an implacable enemy of the Pandavas.
b. Duryodhana ordered Draupadi to be disrobed in the assembly hall.
c. Bhima swore he would open Duryodhana's chest and drink his blood.
d. Narada is a seer who mingles with both gods and men.

Which statement is false?
a. On Krishna's advice, Yudhishthira refused to play dice with Sakuni.
b. Dhritarashtra decided to build a rival assembly hall for Duryodhana.
c. Bhishma has no sons of his own.
d. Arjuna married Subhadra, Krishna's sister.

Which statement is false?
a. The term "Kauravas" is used to refer to the sons of Bhishma.
b. Dhritarashtra was excited about the promised dice game.
c. Krishna apologized for not having been present to stop the dice game.
d. Duryodhana is an implacable enemy of the Pandavas.

Which statement is false?
a. Shiva gave Arjuna the weapon Pasupata.
b. Yudhishthira staked himself and lost himself in the dice match.
c. Sahadeva and Nakula are sons of Kunti.
d. Dhritarashtra was proud of the assembly hall.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira bet Draupadi and lost her in the dice match.
b. Indra told Arjuna that Urvasi's curse would turn out to be a blessing.
c. Yudhishthira believed every injury should be forgiven.
d. Drona had the idea to challenge the Pandavas to dice.

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana thought a pool was a marble floor and fell in the water.
b. Dhritarashtra sent Vidura away and refused to let him ever return to Hastinapura.
c. Urvasi fell in love with Arjuna.
d. Yudhishthira lost the second dice match and the Pandavas went into exile.

Which statement is false?
a. Dhritarashtra cast Vidura out because Vidura criticized Duryodhana.
b. Arjuna was exiled for 12 years for intruding on Yudhishthira and Draupadi.
c. Vidura offered to keep Kunti in his home during the Pandavas' exile.
d. With the magical copper bowl, Yudhishthira had an endless supply of weapons.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira lost all his animals, lands, and allies in the dice match.
b. Dhritarashtra called his assembly hall the Crystal Palace.
c. Arjuna went to the Vindhya mountains to meditate.
d. Drona was the King of Anga.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira urged Draupadi to be patient.
b. Yudhishthira staked and lost all his brothers in the dice match.
c. Yudhishthira prayed to the Sun God who have him a magical copper bowl.
d. Yudhishthira made a vow of silence that lasted 13 years.

Which statement is false?
a. Gandhari feared utter destruction if Dhritarashtra followed Duryodhana's advice.
b. Sakuni played dice on behalf of Duryodhana.
c. Vidura is the son of Vyasa and Satyavati.
d. Duryodhana was distressed to find out the Pandavas had survived the fire.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna is the son of the god Varuna.
b. Yudhishthira was not a good dice player.
c. Yudhishthira is the eldest of the five Pandava brothers.
d. Arjuna used a mantra to get weapons from the gods.

Which statement is false?
a. Indraprastha is the capital city of Dhritarashtra.
b. Vidura came to the Pandavas when he was cast out by Dhritarashtra.
c. Yudhishthira slipped into a gambler's frenzy during the dice match.
d. Yudhishthira performed a rajasuya sacrifice in Indraprastha.

Which statement is false?
a. A gandharva taught Arjuna music and dance.
b. Indra was Arjuna's father.
c. Vyasa urged Dhritarashtra to send his sons to make peace with the Pandavas.
d. Karna is the son of the wind god, Vayu.

Which statement is false?
a. Indra was angry that Arjuna rejected Urvasi's advances.
b. Vyasa taught Yudhishthira a mantra that could obtain weapons from the gods.
c. Duryodhana urged Dhritarashtra to invite the Pandavas back for a second match.
d. Khandavaprastha was little more than a desert at first.

Which statement is false?
a. Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna are the children of Drona.
b. Duryodhana bared his thigh to Draupadi and told her to come sit on it.
c. Yudhishthira insisted that anger was at all times destructive.
d. Maya built the assembly hall of the Pandavas at Indraprastha.

Which statement is false?
a. Karna rejected Vikarna's argument that Draupadi had not been fairly won.
b. Duryodhana wanted to make Draupadi his chief wife.
c. Duryodhana was angry that his father wished the Pandavas well.
d. With each roll of the dice that Sakuni won, Duryodhana's party cheered.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhisthira and Duryodhana were cousins.
b. Druyodhana dragged Draupadi by the hair into the assembly hall.
c. Bhishma, Vidura and Drona are members of Dhritarashtra's court.
d. Amaravathi was Indra's city.

Which statement is false?
a. Sakuni was Duryodhana's maternal uncle.
b. Sahadeva and Nakula are twins.
c. Dhritarashtra hated the Pandavas as fiercely as his son Duryodhana did.
d. Krishna promised that Duryodhana and his allies would be punished.

Which statement is false?
a. Dhaumya the priest also went into exile with the Pandavas.
b. Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra's son, came to bring Vidura back to Hastinapura.
c. Dhritarashtra gave half of his kingdom to the Pandavas.
d. Narada the sage came to visit Yudhishthira at Indraprastha.

Which statement is false?
a. Draupadi did not understand why Yudhishthira was not angry.
b. The Pandavas laughed when Duryodhana fell in the water.
c. Before the dice game, Vyasa predicted that a hard 13 years for the Pandavas.
d. Urvasi cursed Arjuna to lose all his sons in battle.

Which statement is false?
a. Agni gave Arjuna the Gandiva bow because Arjuna was his son.
b. Because of an ascetic vow. Arjuna rejected Urvasi's advances.
c. Vikarna was one of the sons of Dhritarashtra.
d. As Draupadi's sari was pulled off, another sari replaced it.

Which statement is false?
a. Drupada is the Pandavas' father-in-law.
b. Krishna is an implacable enemy of the Pandavas.
c. Arjuna set the Khandava forest on fire as a favor to Agni.
d. Yudhishthira, Bhima and Arjuna are sons of Kunti.

Which statement is false?
a. Both the Pandavas and Kauravas are descendants of Vyasa.
b. After 12 years of exile, the Pandavas had to remain in hiding for the 13th year.
c. Duryodhana is the eldest son of Dhritarashtra.
d. Duryodhana sent his brother Vikarna to fetch Draupadi.

Which statement is false?
a. Draupadi wanted to know who was lost first: Yudhishthira or herself?
b. Krishna was an honored guest at Yudhishthira's rajasuya.
c. Draupadi is the daughter of King Drupada.
d. Duryodhana was deeply jealous of the Pandava capital at Hastinapura.

Which statement is false?
a. Indraprastha was the city the Pandavas built at Khandavaprastha.
b. Draupadi is the wife of the five Pandavas.
c. Vikarna insisted that Draupadi had been fairly staked and won.
d. Vidura urged Dhritarashtra to have Arjuna kill Duryodhana.

Which statement is false?
a. Karna, Yudhishthira, Bhima and Arjuna are sons of Kunti.
b. It was against the kshatriya code to refuse an invitation to a match.
c. The Pandavas are the sons of Krishna.
d. Draupadi accused Yudhishthira of loving principles more than his family.

Which statement is false?
a. Bhishma swore he would smash Duryodhana's thigh one day.
b. Duryodhana, Duhsasana and Vikarna were sons of Dhritarashtra.
c. King Dhritarashtra is blind.
d. Draupadi obeyed Yudhishthira but did not accept his philosophy.

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