Week 10: Narayan's Mahabharata (pp. 83-179) Assignments - Reading Guide A - Reading Guide B - Mahabharata Resources

Reading Quiz: A

TAKE PRACTICE QUIZ

Which statement is false?
a. A kshatriya could not defile himself by touching a corpse.
b. Brihannala pretended to be confused when putting on the armor.
c. Prince Uttara was boastful of his military prowess.
d. Draupadi told no one that she had been attacked by Kichaka.

Which statement is false?
a. Drona fought savagely with Arjuna during the raid on Virata's cattle.
b. The brahmin asked the Pandavas for help in getting back what the deer had stolen.
c. The Queen warned Kichaka about Draupadi's gandharva protectors.
d. Brihannala told Uttara to drive the chariot and he would do the fighting.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna, in the women's quarters, overheard Uttara boasting.
b. Kichaka was the brother of Virata's queen, and a mighty general.
c. The yaksha at the lake was Varuna, the water god, who was also Yudhishthira's father.
d. Satyaki was a relative of Krishna and his charioteer.

Which statement is false?
a. The Pandavas could not protect Draupadi from Kichaka, and he raped her.
b. Arjuna was disguised as a eunuch named Brihannala.
c. Duryodhana planned to attack Virata and expose the Pandavas.
d. Yudhishthira came to the lake but could see no sign of his brothers.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira was allowed to revive one of his brothers
b. The queen was afraid of Draupadi's gandharva husbands.
c. Now that Kichaka was dead, Susurman wanted to attack Virata.
d. Arjuna hid the bowstring marks on his arms with henna tattoos.

Which statement is false?
a. The King and Queen were nervous about the events surrounding the death of Kichaka.
b. Draupadi said her gandharva husbands would protect her.
c. Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura were half-brothers, all of them being sons of Bhishma.
d. Arjuna and Bhima also met their deaths for drinking at the pond.

Which statement is false?
a. The strength of the number of his armies made Duryodhana confident.
b. Gandhari was fiercely loyal to her son Duryodhana and defended his claim to the kingdom.
c. Arjuna's banner showed the monkey-god Hanuman.
d. The Pandavas chased the deer deep into the forest where it disappeared.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira chose to revive Nakula because Nakula was the youngest of them all.
b. Arjuna mauled Karna savagely and Karna had to withdraw.
c. The story of Kichaka and the gandharvas made Duryodhana suspicious.
d. The Queen told Draupadi she had to go away after Kichaka was murdered.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira decided they would spend the thirteenth year in Virata's court.
b. Nakula drank without answering the questions, and died.
c. Arjuna had stolen the bow Gandiva from Karna, who had found it floating in the river.
d. Virata was king of the Matsyas.

Which statement is false?
a. King Virata employed three of the brothers, while Nakula and Sahadeva stayed in the forest.
b. As Nakula went to drink, a voice from the water told him he had to answer questions first.
c. Duryodhana sat at Krishna's head and Arjuna at his feet.
d. The Virata people were ready to cremate Draupadi on Kichaka's pyre.

Which statement is false?
a. If Yudhishthira's blood fell on the ground, the person who caused it would die.
b. Yudhishthira saw the giant figure of a yaksha materialize at the lake.
c. Satyaki was prepared for war if Duryodhana refused the Pandavas' request.
d. Bhima's task was to work in the forge of King Virata, hammering out swords and other weapons.

Which statement is false?
a. Virata's daughter Kichaka married Arjuna's son Abhimanyu.
b. King Virata got so angry he threw the dice at Yudhishthira's head.
c. Duryodhana was glad to have the million soldiers of Krishna.
d. The people of Virata's kingdom were called the Viratas, or the Matsyas.

Which statement is false?
a. Abhimanyu was the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, Krishna's sister.
b. Brihannala explained to Uttara that Gandiva was Arjuna's bow.
c. Arjuna immediately chose Krishna, letting Duryodhana have the soldiers.
d. The Queen was always suspicious of Draupadi and very afraid of her.

Which statement is false?
a. The Pandavas hung their weapons in a tree when they went to Virata's court.
b. Draupadi lured Kichaka into a trap and Bhima killed him with his hugging.
c. Uttara was so scared he jumped out of the chariot and ran away.
d. Karna announced that he had obtained the Gandiva bow from the god Siva.

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana was convinced Bhima had killed Kichaka.
b. When Krishna awoke he saw Duryodhana first, and then turned to see Arjuna.
c. Uttara thought the bundle of weapons in the tree was a corpse.
d. Yudhishthira decided after twelve years in the forest, they would go to a city.

Which statement is false?
a. In total there were 100 questions or more that the yaksha asked Yudhishthira.
b. Arjuna sent arrows brushing Drona's ears and falling at his feet to salute him.
c. Uttara was the priest of the Pandavas who accompanied them in their exile.
d. The tree with the Pandavas' weapons was in a burial ground.

Which statement is false?
a. Duhsasana was Duryodhana's scheming uncle.
b. Uttara was amazed when he saw the eunuch Brihannala become a warrior.
c. Prince Uttara was the son of King Virata.
d. To keep from being recognized when he rescued Virata, Bhima used a bow and arrow.

Which statement is false?
a. Bhima rescued Virata and captured Susurman.
b. Brihannala rescued Draupadi from being burnt on Kichaka's pyre.
c. In order to go into battle, Uttara needed a charioteer.
d. Yudhishthira sent Sahadeva after Nakula and he also died by the water.

Which statement is false?
a. Draupadi explained that Kichaka had been killed by her gandharva husbands.
b. Yudhishthira wanted Salya to assassinate Duryodhana during the coming battle.
c. Duryodhana's army planned to attack Virata's capital and to seize his cattle.
d. Balarama is Krishna's brother.

Which statement is false?
a. Kunti was the wife of Pandu and the mother of Nakula and Sahadeva.
b. Virata praised his son while Yudhishthira praised Brihannala.
c. Vidura urged Dhritarashtra to banish his own sons from Hastinapura.
d. The voice at the lake seemed to come from a crane.

Which statement is false?
a. Gandhari was the mother of Duryodhana and Sakuni.
b. Uttara was scared when he saw Karna and Duryodhana.
c. Duryodhana learned about Kichaka's death from his spies.
d. Draupadi told the queen she had five gandharva husbands.

Which statement is false?
a. Draupadi told Uttara that Brihannala was a good charioteer.
b. King Virata was delighted by the news of Uttara's victory.
c. Brihannala told Uttara to climb the tree and take down the weapons.
d. Bhishma led the attack on Virata's capital.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna had a choice between Krishna or the Brahma Astra weapon.
b. Arjuna told Uttara he could claim the victory for himself.
c. Susurman was glad to hear about the death of Virata's general Kichaka.
d. Struck by the dice, Yudhishthira began to bleed and Draupadi caught the blood.

Which statement is false?
a. Sanjaya urged Dhritarashtra to stop supporting Duryodhana.
b. The brothers resented their lives in disguise at Virata's court.
c. Drona fought Arjuna only out of loyalty towards Duryodhana.
d. Susurman took King Virata prisoner.

Which statement is false?
a. Kripa, Bhishma and Drona loved Arjuna.
b. The yaksha revived the Pandavas and also gave them the boon of not being recognized.
c. Salya was the father of Kunti, and grandfather to the Pandavas.
d. Brihannala explained that the bundle was the Pandavas' weapons, not a corpse.

Which statement is false?
a. Draupadi was especially upset that Yudhishthira did not protect her from Kichaka.
b. Sahadeva's job was to work in Virata's gardens, tending the flowers..
c. The yaksha was impressed by Yudhishthira's integrity and revived all four brothers.
d. Yudhishthira agreed to accept just five villages, one for each brother.

Which statement is false?
a. When Dhritarashtra was near Duryodhana he could not resist his will.
b. Susurman was Krishna's charioteer.
c. Duryodhana was convinced Sarirandhari was Draupadi.
d. Arjuna told Uttara not to reveal the Pandavas' identity.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira answered all of the yaksha's questions.
b. Draupadi's task was to be Sairandhri, or hairdresser, to Virata's queen.
c. Vyasa was a grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
d. When he learned he was with Arjuna, Uttara ran away and refused to fight.

Which statement is false?
a. The voice at the lake told Yudhishthira he had to answer a series of questions.
b. Draupadi sought help from Krishna after Kichaka raped her.
c. Yudhishthira asked Salya to do him an unethical favor.
d. Kichaka's death caused a sensation.

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana thought Arjuna had been foolish in choosing Krishna, not the soldiers.
b. Daumya warned the Pandavas to keep Draupadi out of view while at Virata's court.
c. Nakula's task was to work in the stables of King Virata.
d. Drona is Arjuna's grandfather.

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