Week 13: Buck's Mahabharata (pp. 191-305) Assignments - Reading Guide A - Reading Guide B - Mahabharata Resources

Reading Quiz: B

Which statement is false?
a. Vaisravana is the king of the Matsyas, and a loyal ally of the Pandavas.
b. Because Bhishma commanded the armies, Karna refused to fight at the beginning of the battle.
c. The bride of Sikhandini was appalled to find out her "husband" was a woman.
d. When Salwa rejected Amba, she had nowhere to go.

Which statement is false?
a. Sikhandini asked the yaksha to make her into a man.
b. Jayadratha's father fought side by side with his son at the battle of Kurukshetra.
c. Vyasa bestowed heavenly sight on Sanjaya in order to observe the battle.
d. Hunters saw Aswatthaman speaking to the lake.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna was in delighted by the thought of fighting Bhishma, Kripa and Drona.
b. Yuyutsu was the son of Dhritarashtra and a female servant.
c. Dhristadyumna was Drupada's son.
d. Duryodhana told Bhishma not to spare the Pandavas because of his love for them.

Which statement is false?
a. Madri was the mother of Karna, as well as the mother of Nakula and Sahadeva.
b. Arjuna shot an arrow into the ground to get water for Bhishma.
c. Yuyutsu brought the widows of the Kaurava soldiers back to Hastinapura.
d. Drona killed Drupada in battle.

Which statement is false?
a. Uttara was distraught over Arjuna's death.
b. Sanjaya observed the battle and then reported back to Dhritarashtra.
c. The hunters told Bhima that they had seen Aswatthaman speaking to the lake.
d. Thanks to Vyasa, Sanjaya was able to witness the whole battle.

Which statement is false?
a. Kripa, Kritavarman and Aswatthaman found Sanjaya beside the lake.
b. Yuyutsu switched from the Kaurava side to come fight on the Pandava side.
c. Because of the his special sandals, Duryodhana was protected from Arjuna's attack.
d. Duryodhana wanted Drona to catch Yudhishthira alive.

Which statement is false?
a. Bhishma led Duryodhana's army as the battle began.
b. Vaisravana agreed that Sthuni would become male when Sikhandin died.
c. Krishna persuaded Arjuna to fight in the war.
d. Bhishma planned to lie on his bed of arrows until the end of the battle.

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana asked Sanjaya to lead him to Mount Kailasa in the Himalyas.
b. The Kaurava soldiers despaired when Karna died.
c. When Bhishma fell, all fighting stopped.
d. Dhritarashtra explained to Vyasa that he could not control his sons.

Which statement is false?
a. Sikhandin found the arrow that Amba had shot.
b. Dhristadyumna found Drona unarmed and beheaded him.
c. Bhishma refused the fine pillows of silk that were brought to him.
d. Arjuna used a naga mantra to bind Susarman in a forest of bamboo spikes.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira could not bear to attack Salya, because he regarded him as a grandfather.
b. Siva told Drupada that his wife was carrying a son.
c. As Arjuna approached, Karna launched the weapon he had gotten from Indra.
d. Drona asked Susarman's help to lure Arjuna way so he could catch Yudhishthira.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira killed Salya in battle.
b. Duryodhana made Drona the chief general after Bhishma fell in battle.
c. Yuyutsu hid with Duryodhana at the bottom of the lake.
d. Siva gave Amba a piece of cloth to tie around the arrow she had made.

Which statement is false?
a. The head of the man who made Jayadratha's head fall on the ground would explode.
b. Vyasa saw many bad omens before the battle of Kurukshetra.
c. Duryodhana and his brothers are referred to as the Kauravas.
d. Drupada treated his daughter Sikhandini like a princess, giving her dresses and fine jewels.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna beheaded Jayadratha but did not let his head hit the ground.
b. Duryodhana asked Bhishma to command his armies as the battle began.
c. Although Salya was Madri's father, he fought on Duryodhana's side.
d. Vaisravana cursed Sthuni to become a slab of rock.

Which statement is false?
a. Dhristadyumna wanted to kill Sanjaya but Krishna protected him.
b. Drupada expected his wife to give birth to a son because of Siva's message.
c. Bhishma would not fight a woman or anyone born as a woman.
d. Aswatthaman is the name of Bhishma's only son.

Which statement is false?
a. When Drona heard that Aswatthaman had been killed, he fell into despair.
b. Krishna was Arjuna's charioteer.
c. Vaisravana was delighted that Sthuna had become female, and he became female too.
d. Karna's chariot wheel became stuck in the ground.

Which statement is false?
a. After being rejected by both Salwa and Bhishma, Amba went into the forest where a hermit lived.
b. Arjuna regarded Bhishma as his greatest enemy, and vowed to kill him.
c. Yudhishthira cast off his armor and bowed down before Bhishma before the battle.
d. Drupada had prayed to Siva for a child.

Which statement is false?
a. After Amba made the arrow, Siva appeared to her.
b. Arjuna used Krishna's discus to attack and kill Bhishma.
c. Arjuna caused Jayadratha's head to sail through the air and land in his father's lap.
d. Sanjaya found Duryodhana alone, badly wounded.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna was determined to kill Aswatthaman to avenge Bhima's death.
b. Krishna's weapon was a deadly discus.
c. Jayadratha's father had protected his son with a terrible curse.
d. Duryodhana used the power of illusion to enter into the water of the lake and hide.

Which statement is false?
a. King Virata was one of Duryodhana's most powerful allies.
b. Duryodhana's army was larger than the army of Yudhishthira.
c. In grief, Drona put aside all his weapons.
d. Krishna told Arjuna that there was nothing that could be done to stop the war.

Which statement is false?
a. The yaksha agreed to trade genders with Sikhandini so Sikhandini could become male.
b. Aswatthaman spoke to Duryodhana inside the lake, but Duryodhana refused to answer him.
c. When Jayadratha let his son's head fall to the ground, his own head burst.
d. Kritavarman was the leader of Krishna's Yadava soldiers, fighting for Duryodhana's side.

Which statement is false?
a. Siva appeared to Amba as a tall green man with six arms and a red throat.
b. Krishna used his foot to lower Arjuna's chariot into the ground, escaping Karna's weapon.
c. The male yaksha Sthuna became the female yaksha Sthuni.
d. Uttara launched an attack on Drona, but was cut off from behind and killed.

Which statement is false?
a. Sikhandini met the yaksha Sthuna in the forest.
b. Arjuna attacked Bhishma together with Sikhandin.
c. Kripa and Drona were Arjuna's half-brothers.
d. Dhritarashtra's son, Yuyutsu, fought on Yudhishthira's side in the great battle.

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana told Aswatthaman that they should all join him under the lake.
b. Duryodhana wept when Karna died.
c. Drupada was expecting a son, but his wife gave birth to a daughter.
d. Sikhandin was grateful to the yaksha for trading genders.

Which statement is false?
a. Drupada even found a wife for his daughter Sikhandini, whom he treated as a son.
b. The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year.
c. Bhima had killed Drona's favorite elephant, Aswatthaman, and Drona vowed revenge.
d. Bhishma regarded the male warrior Sikhandin as having been born as a woman.

Which statement is false?
a. Bhishma let Amba go because he feared her supernatural powers.
b. Drona tied Duryodhana's armor with special knots to protect him.
c. Dhritarashtra awaited news of the great battle in Hastinapura.
d. Nakula and Sahadeva killed Sakuni in battle.

Which statement is false?
a. The hermit gave Amba a bow and a knife and told her to make an arrow.
b. Bhishma asked Arjuna to make him a pillow of rocks washed in the river Ganga.
c. Yudhishthira and his brothers are referred to as the Pandavas.
d. Amba hated Bhishma so much that she wanted him to die.

Which statement is false?
a. Yuyutsu was disgusted by the Kauravas rejoicing over the dead body of Uttara.
b. Drona and Drupada had once been friends but for many years they had been bitter enemies.
c. When Bhishma fell, flowers rained down from heaven.
d. Sanjaya was supposed to come tell Dhritarashtra news of the battle, but he was killed and never returned.

Which statement is false?
a. Uttara was the son of King Virata.
b. Salya was Karna's charioteer in the battle with Arjuna.
c. Aswatthaman's weapon failed because the men stood on the earth with no thought of war.
d. Sthuni preferred to remain female forever, and did not want to become a male yaksha again.

Which statement is false?
a. Bhishma was the son of the river Ganga.
b. Bhishma was killed by Virata, the king of the Matsyas.
c. Bhishma was pierced with so many arrows his body did not touch the ground.
d. Bhishma won Amba at a swayamvara but let her go.

Which statement is false?
a. Karna was made general after Drona's death.
b. Arjuna killed Karna and beheaded him.
c. As Amba shot the arrow, she suddenly was transformed into a male warrior.
d. Salya asked to lead the army after Karna's death.

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