Week 13: Buck's Mahabharata (pp. 191-305)Assignments - Reading Guide A - Reading Guide B - Mahabharata Resources |
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Which statement is false?
a. The people of Kichaka's tribe wanted to kill Draupadi.
b. In their thirteenth year of exile, the Pandavas hid in the court of King
Virata.
c. Kausika told the thieves which way the men had fled.
d. Princess Uttara rode out with Arjuna to defend her father's cattle from
Duryodhana.
Which statement is false?
a. Karna asked Indra for an infallible dart in exchange for his armor and earrings.
b. Arjuna told Uttara to drive the chariot while he did the fighting.
c. Bhishma and all of Duryodhana's generals were sent to sleep by Arjuna's
mantra.
d. When Rahu swallows the moon, it emerges again from his throat.
Which statement is false?
a. Vaisravana the Treasure Lord came to Draupadi's rescue and carried her away
from the pyre.
b. Arjuna became a teacher of dancing and singing in the court of King Virata.
c. Karna followed Surya's advice, and refused to give any of his armor or
his earrings to Indra.
d. After Nakula did not return, Yudhishthira sent Sahadeva to seek water.
Which statement is false?
a. Sahadeva impressed Virata by predicting an eclipse.
b. Bhishma agreed with Karna that they were certain to defeat the Pandavas
in battle.
c. The Pandavas put their weapons in a tree at a cemetery ground.
d. A stream of energy emerged from the beheaded corpse of Duhsasana and entered
Krishna.
Which statement is false?
a. Virata hired Nakula to tend his horses.
b. Princess Uttara was surprised when her brother returned with a strange warrior
in his chariot.
c. Susarman wanted to attack Virata in order to rescue Kichaka from prison.
d. Karna complained that Kunti had abandoned him.
Which statement is false?
a. When Uttara saw Duryodhana and the Kaurava army, he was terrified.
b. Virata wanted Sahadeva to be his astronomer, but Sahadeva preferred to work
with the cows.
c. When Yudhishthira arrived at the lake, he found no trace of his four brothers.
d. Arjuna wanted Krishna to drive his chariot.
Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna revealed to Uttara his identity and the identity of his brothers.
b. Krishna explained to Karna that Kunti was his mother and the Pandavas were
his brothers.
c. The lake spirit would not let people drink without answering his questions.
d. Yudhishthira said the only settlement he would accept was half of Duryodhana's
kingdom, plus the crown.
Which statement is false?
a. Karna explained that his loyalty to Duryodhana was absolute because they
were brothers.
b. Arjuna and Uttara cut pieces of cloth from the sleeping Kaurava generals.
c. Sanjaya came to see the Pandavas on a mission from Dhritarashtra.
d. Urvasi's curse transformed Arjuna into a eunuch so he could live amongst
the women of the court.
Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna pretended not to know how to put on armor when he agreed to be Uttara's
charioteer.
b. Surya warned Karna that Indra wanted to take his armor and earrings.
c. When Arjuna blew his conch shell the opposing army immediately fell into
a deep sleep.
d. Kausika always told the truth but he still ended up in hell.
Which statement is false?
a. Virata offered to give his kingdom to the Pandavas.
b. The Kichakas carried Draupadi to Kichaka's funeral pyre, intending to kill
her.
c. The Pandavas chased a rampaging elephant deep into the forest.
d. In concert with Susarman, Duryodhana planned a two-fold attack on Virata
Which statement is false?
a. Virata was an old king whose greatest grief was that he had no son.
b. Draupadi promised to meet Kichaka in the garden at midnight.
c. Yudhishthira sent all four of his brothers into the forest for water, but
none returned.
d. Krishna told Arjuna and Duryodhana to choose between him as an ally, and
his warriors.
Which statement is false?
a. Indra decided he wanted Karna's armor and earrings.
b. Kichaka knew he wanted Draupadi as soon as he saw her.
c. Duryodhana preferred to have Krishna's soldiers rather than Krishna.
d. Draupadi told no one except Bhima about Kichaka's advances.
Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana believed that as a kshatriya warrior he should never compromise.
b. Dhritarashtra wanted to give Indraprastha back to the Pandavas.
c. Virata offered his daughter, Princess Uttara, to Arjuna as a serving maid.
d. Arjuna chose Krishna as his ally, leaving the warriors to fight on Duryodhana's
side.
Which statement is false?
a. Karna could only use Indra's dart if his life was in peril.
b. Krishna told Duryodhana he should surrender half of the kingdom to the Pandavas.
c. Arjuna's flag showed the image of a large green crocodile.
d. Bhima crushed Kichaka into a shapeless ball of flesh.
Which statement is false?
a. When Duryodhana awoke he saw Arjuna leaving the battle field, victorious.
b. Bhima posed as a wrestling teacher in the court of King Virata.
c. Karna bled when the armor was cut away from his body to give to Indra.
d. Arjuna caught Uttara as he ran from the fight and dragged him back to the
chariot.
Which statement is false?
a. Sahadeva posed as a physician in the court of King Virata.
b. Arjuna had learned music from Chitraratha, the chief of the gandharvas.
c. Rahu's head is immortal because he drank the amrita.
d. Vidura welcomed Krishna into his house, where Kunti was also living.
Which statement is false?
a. Sudeshna was surprised by Draupadi's beauty and thought her a goddess.
b. Virata gladly greeted the Pandavas when they revealed their identities,
blessing them.
c. Kichaka told Draupadi that he did not believe in gandharvas.
d. Arjuna waited at Krishna's head, while Duryodhana knelt at his feet.
Which statement is false?
a. Kichaka chased after Draupadi and caught her by the hair.
b. Arjuna saluted his guru Drona with arrows shot at his feet and near his
ears.
c. Arjuna warned Krishna that it might be dangerous for him to go to Hastinapura.
d. Indra came to Karna disguised as an impoverished woodcutter.
Which statement is false?
a. Virata was deeply impressed by Sahadeva's astronomical skills.
b. Virata put Bhima in charge of all his cowherds.
c. An invisible voice told Yudhishthira he must answer questions before he
could drink the lake's water.
d. Arjuna brought back cloth for the dolls of the women of Virata's court.
Which statement is false?
a. Princess Uttara was the daughter of King Virata and Queen Gandhari.
b. Surya told Karma to never give up his armor, no matter what.
c. Krishna wept when he saw Sanjaya because he realized the days of the Kauravas
were coming to an end.
d. Draupadi told Sudeshna she had five gandharva husbands who watched out for
her.
Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna made Uttara climb the tree in the cemetery to fetch the weapons concealed
there.
b. Vishnu cut off Rahu's head before the amrita reached his body.
c. Draupadi rejected Kichaka's advances and tried to run away.
d. Indra wanted to have Karna's armor to use in his own battle with Rahu.
Which statement is false?
a. After answering the questions at the lake, Yudhishthira was able to bring
his brothers back to life.
b. Krishna's special weapon was a deadly chakra, or discus.
c. Kichaka was Virata's general and Sudeshna's brother.
d. Draupadi became a cook working in the kitchens with Bhima.
Which statement is false?
a. Karna explained that he was always going to be Arjuna's enemy.
b. Karna asserted that he could stand up to Arjuna with or without his natural-born
armor.
c. Karna could use Indra's dart three times only.
d. Karna said he was ready to fight the Pandavas single-handed.
Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna used a mantra to turn Duryodhana and his army into birds.
b. Yudhishthira answered the questions asked by the lake.
c. Because Karna was the eldest, Krishna said the Pandavas would all obey him.
d. Susarman's attack was a diversion, leaving Virata's kingdom undefended.
Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira told Virata that he was skilled in the science of dice.
b. Uttara said he could not fight Duryodhana because he had no charioteer.
c. Sudeshna was Virata's wife.
d. Draupadi went to Arjuna to get his help in defeating Kichaka.
Which statement is false?
a. Vaisravana carried Draupadi through the air and deposited her safely in
the palace.
b. When Krishna awoke, he saw Arjuna first.
c. Yudhishthira told Virata that he was a brahman skilled in astronomy.
d. Indra, disguised as a brahman, asked Karna to give him his armor and earrings.
Which statement is false?
a. Uttara did not want to climb the tree in the cemetery because he was afraid
of heights.
b. King Virata was an old man who ruled the Matsya kingdom.
c. Draupadi warned Kichaka that she was under the protection of her five gandharva
husbands.
d. Rahu is a demon with a head but no body.
Which statement is false?
a. Kripa thought war was a terrible thing but he agreed to support Duryodhana.
b. The Pandavas hung a corpse from the tree where their weapons were concealed.
c. Karna refused to fight so long as Drona and Kripa were allowed to join
in the battle.
d. Yudhishthira sent Nakula to find water in the forest and bring some back
to them.
Which statement is false?
a. Susarman, the Trigarta king, was Duryodhana's fiercest enemy, and a great
ally of the Pandavas.
b. Bhima was lying in wait in Draupadi's place when Kichaka came looking for
her at midnight.
c. Duryodhana offered Krishna various gifts, but Krishna refused them.
d. Arjuna wanted Krishna to make one last mission of peace to Hastinapura.
Which statement is false?
a. Kichaka asked Draupadi to become his wife and give up being a servant.
b. Duhsasana drew his sword in order to threaten Krishna and arrest him.
c. Arjuna and Duryodhana both went to see Krishna on the same day and found
him asleep.
d. Duryodhana was willing to give the Pandavas five small villages, but no
more than that.
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