Week 15: Review of Mahabharata Assignments - Ramayana Resources - Mahabharata Resources

Reading Quiz: A

TAKE PRACTICE QUIZ

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana used mystic powers to hide himself at the bottom of a lake.
b. When Jayadratha saw the setting sun he thought he had escaped Arjuna's vengeance.
c. Dhritarashtra wanted to imprison Krishna when he arrived at Hastinapura as an emissary.
d. Bhishma recognized the woman Amba in Sikhandin and therefore could not attack.

Which statement is false?
a. Karna was bitten by a demon that had taken the form of a centipede crawling on his thigh.
b. Karna promised Kunti that he would seek to kill Arjuna but not any other of her sons.
c. Krishna urged Arjuna to show mercy to Karna while his chariot was stuck.
d. When Yudhishthira told Drona about Aswatthaman's death, he barely whispered "the elephant."

Which statement is false?
a. Karna was unable to remember how to use the Brahmastra weapon when he fought with Arjuna.
b. Before the battle, Krishna went to Hastinapura as an emissary of the Pandavas.
c. Bhima sucked the blood from Duhsasana's body as he had vowed to do.
d. Ghatotkacha was Bhima's son, and his mother was Subhadra, the sister of Krishna.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna stood behind Sikhandin and shot arrows at Bhishma.
b. Dhritarashtra was filled with delight when he thought he had killed Bhima.
c. Krishna's speech of advice to Arjuna just before the battle is called the Bhagavad-Gita.
d. In order to not wake Parasurama, Karna had suffered incredible pain without flinching.

Which statement is false?
a. The Bhagavad-Gita advocates dedication to duty with a spirit of detachment.
b. Arjuna told Yudhishthira that only as king could he bring about justice in the world.
c. Bhima killed an elephant that was named Drona.
d. Krishna substituted a metal statue for Bhima, and Dhritarashtra embraced the statue.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna despaired when he faced his guru and family elders in the enemy lines.
b. Yudhishthira told Drona that his brother Bhima was dead.
c. Karna told Kunti that he considered the charioteer and his wife who raised him to be his parents.
d. The Pandava line carried on through the son of Abhimanyu, who was the son of Arjuna.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira performed Bhishma's funeral ceremony when the old warrior finally died.
b. Krishna's people destroyed themselves in a civil war and his city was swallowed by the sea.
c. Before he died, Duryodhana begged Yudhishthira's forgiveness for all that had happened.
d. When Yudhishthira tried to refuse the throne, Bhima accused him of being selfish.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna's bow was a divine weapon called Gandiva.
b. Parasurama was a great enemy of the kshatriya (warrior) class.
c. Karna had an invincible weapon obtained from Indra that could be used one time only.
d. Yudhishthira smashed Duryodhana's thigh and fatally wounded him.

Which statement is false?
a. Krishna explained to Gandhari that it was her sons' karma that brought about their deaths.
b. Because they were in mourning, Yudhishthira's coronation was celebrated without any ritual.
c. Drona asked Yudhishthira if it was really true that Bhima had killed Aswatthaman.
d. Arjuna vowed to kill Jayadratha before the next day came to a close.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna vowed revenge on Karna when he learned of Abhimanyu's death.
b. Dhritarashtra regained his sight to see the divine manifestation of Krishna.
c. Sahadeva killed Sakuni, Duryodhana's uncle.
d. When Bhima yelled, "I have killed Aswatthaman!", Drona heard him.

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 died when they tried to drink the water at the lake in the forest.

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 story of Kichaka and the gandharvas made Duryodhana suspicious.

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 soldiers of Krishna fighting on his side.
d. Draupadi lured Kichaka into a trap and Bhima killed him with his hugging.

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. Draupadi explained that Kichaka had been killed by her gandharva husbands.
d. Balarama is Krishna's brother.

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. Draupadi's task was to be Sairandhri, or hairdresser, to Virata's queen.
d. Drona and Drupada are both allies of Dhritarashtra.

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. Gandiva was Arjuna's bow, a gift from Agni.

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. When Duryodhana was born he howled like a jackal.

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. 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. A gandharva taught Arjuna music and dance.
b. Indra was Arjuna's father.
c. Duryodhana bared his thigh to Draupadi and told her to come sit on it.
d. Karna is the son of the wind god, Vayu.

Which statement is false?
a. Maya built the assembly hall of the Pandavas at Indraprastha.
b. Bhishma dragged Draupadi by the hair into the assembly hall.
c. Duryodhana wanted to make Draupadi a servant.
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. The Pandavas laughed when Duryodhana fell in the water.

Which statement is false?
a. Urvasi cursed Arjuna to lose all his sons in battle.
b. Yudhishthira, Bhima and Arjuna are sons of Kunti.
c. Drupada is the Pandavas' father-in-law.
d. As Draupadi's sari was pulled off, another sari replaced it.

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. Draupadi is the daughter of Drona.

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. Yudhishthira swore he would smash Duryodhana's thigh one day.
d. King Dhritarashtra is blind.

Which statement is false?
a. Satyavati, the fisherman's daughter, became Santanu's wife.
b. The three daughters of the King of Kasi were Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika.
c. Pandu died in the battle with King Drupada.
d. Karna and Duryodhana were also present at Drupada's swayamvara.

Which statement is false?
a. All five Pandava brothers fell in love with Draupadi.
b. Dhritarashtra chose Gandhari as his bride because she was also blind.
c. Vichitravirya died without having fathered any sons.
d. With hidden clues, Vidura gave Yudhishthira a warning about dangers lurking at Varanavata.

Which statement is false?
a. To test the mantra given to her by Durvasa, Kunti had summoned Surya, the sun god.
b. Karna was born wearing armor and large earrings.
c. Ganga and Santanu's children were the ten avatars of Vishnu.
d. Madri invoked the Aswins, the twin gods and had twins, Nakula and Sahadeva.

Which statement is false?
a. Dhritarashtra was born blind, and Pandu was born pale.
b. Surya and Kunti had a child named Karna.
c. Bhishma seized the King of Kasi's three daughters by force at the swayamvara.
d. Santanu and Satyavati had two sons: Dhritarashtra and Pandu..

Which statement is false?
a. Satyavati was born when her father the fisherman slept with the river Ganga.
b. Devaratha (Bhishma) was designated as Santanu's heir.
c. Pandu once went hunting and killed a deer who was making love.
d. Bhima set fire to the House of Joy as the Pandavas abandoned it.

Which statement is false?
a. Drona was a brahmin by origin, but an expert in warfare and weapons.
b. When they were older, Drupada scoffed at Drona's claim that they were friends.
c. Drona was the king of Dwaraka and leader of the Yadava people.
d. Drona wanted his pupils to capture Drupada as his teacher's fee.

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana was delighted to find in Karna a rival to Arjuna.
b. When Bhima was born, it caused an earthquake he was so powerful.
c. Yudhishthira was the one who actually won Draupadi at the swayamvara.
d. People assumed that the Pandavas had died in the fire at Varanavata.

Which statement is false?
a. Kunti put Karna in a basket and let him float down the river.
b. Duryodhana resented the tricks that Bhima played when they were children.
c. Yudhishthira was an incarnation of the god Vishnu.
d. Dhritarashtra married Gandhari, the princess of Gandhar.

Which statement is false?
a. Devaratha (Bhishma) renounced his claim to Santanu's throne.
b. The dying deer cursed Pandu so that he would also die when making love.
c. At Satyavati's request, Bhishma agreed to break his vow of celibacy.
d. Madri climbed up on to Pandu's funeral pyre and died.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva are called the Pandavas.
b. Santanu's wife was the river Ganga.
c. Drupada's daughter was called Draupadi.
d. Bhima and the demon Hidimba had a son named Aswatthaman.

Which statement is false?
a. Bhima and Duryodhana were experts with the mace.
b. Arjuna rescued Drona from the crocodile.
c. Parasar changed Satyavati's fish smell to a lovely perfume.
d. Arjuna was the son of Kunti and Vayu, the wind god.

Which statement is false?
a. Satyavati summoned her son Vyasa to sleep with Vichitravirya's widows.
b. Duryodhana resented the attention that Drona paid to Arjuna.
c. Drupada's son Dhristadyumna was born from the fire.
d. Sanjaya was Dhritarashtra's first-born son.

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