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

Reading Quiz: B

TAKE PRACTICE QUIZ

Which statement is false?
a. Uttanka gladly accepted the filthy hunter's offer of water and embraced him.
b. There was a flood which drowned the city of Dwaravati under the waves.
c. The Pandava brothers came to attend the death of Bhishma, together with Krishna.
d. Yudhishthira kept on walking after Draupadi and his brothers died, accompanied by a small dog.

Which statement is false?
a. Yudhishthira found his brothers in heaven, but he was angry that Duryodhana was there too.
b. Ganga was grief-stricken over the death of her son Bhishma.
c. Dhritarashtra was at peace with his simple life in the forest.
d. Gandhari had put a blindfold on her eyes in order to share her husband's blindness.

Which statement is false?
a. Dhritarashtra was old and decided to go live a life of meditation in the forest.
b. Parikshit had been injured by the Brahma weapon launched by Aswatthaman.
c. Dwaravati and Dwaraka are both names for the city that was Krishna's home.
d. Subhadra was Draupadi's sister.

Which statement is false?
a. Drona had been one of the teachers, or gurus, to the young Pandavas and Kauravas.
b. Duryodhana and Bhima fought with maces.
c. The pale giant with the tiger skin and the three eyes is a manifestation of Siva.
d. Sanjaya, like Dhritarashtra, was blind.

Which statement is false?
a. Nala abandoned Damayanti while she was asleep, hoping she would go back to her father's house.
b. Vyasa is a grandfather to Yudhishthira and the Pandavas.
c. The gods Indra, Agni, Varuna and Yama all wanted Damayanti for themselves.
d. Bhishma is the father of both Pandu and Dhritarashtra.

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana gave the dice to his father Dhritarashtra, and Dhritarashtra crushed them in his hand.
b. Arjuna was madly in love with the apsaras Urvasi but she could not stand the sight of him.
c. Vidura was angry and outraged that Duryodhana would send Draupadi to work in the kitchen.
d. Vyasa is the father of both Pandu and Dhritarashtra.

Which statement is false?
a. Arjuna placed Aswatthaman's jewel between the eyes of the dead Drona.
b. Duryodhana emerged from the lake ready to fight one of the Pandavas.
c. Bhima broke Duryodhana's thighs with his mace.
d. Gandhari is the mother of Dhritarashtra.

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. Arjuna was 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. Vyasa bestowed heavenly sight on Sanjaya in order to observe the battle.

Which statement is false?
a. Dhritarashtra and Gandhari had one hundred sons and one hundred daughters.
b. Bhishma obtained three wives for Vichitravirya: Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika.
c. The serpent Sesa was wrapped around Mount Mandara to churn the ocean.
d. When Drona asked Drupada for help, Drupada treated him cruelly and repudiated their friendship.

Which statement is false?
a. The fisherman found a baby girl inside the fish he had caught and raised the girl as his own.
b. Arjuna was the only student who passed the test set by Drona of shooting at the bird made of straw.
c. Takshaka the naga prince told Parikshit that he was going to kill him.
d. Bhishma proposed that Satyavati summon her son Vyasa and make him king of Hastinapura.

Which statement is false?
a. Vasishtha cursed the Vasus to be born as human beings on earth.
b. Yuyutsu was a son of Dhritarashtra and a maidservant, born on the same day as Duryodhana.
c. As payment for their instruction, Drona asked the princes to find a wife for his son Aswatthaman.
d. Adhiratha the charioteer and his wife discovered a baby drifting in a basket in the river.

Which statement is false?
a. Drona was a brahman who knew all the weapons of heaven and earth.
b. Janamejaya became king after his father, Parikshit, was killed by the naga prince Takshaka.
c. Parasara took away Satyavati's fish smell and made her smell like flowers instead.
d. Between them, Ambika and Ambalika gave seven sons to King Vichitravirya before he died.

Which statement is false?
a. For seven years, Ganga gave birth to a child each year and then threw the child into the river.
b. The deer cursed Pandu so that he would die the next time that he made love.
c. Bhima made fun of Karna because his father was a chariot driver.
d. The five sons of Pandu are called the Aswins.

Which statement is false?
a. When poison churned from the ocean, Siva swallowed it to save the world.
b. Janamejaya agreed to Astika's request, and released the serpent Takshaka.
c. Kunti summoned Indra in order to give birth to Arjuna.
d. Narayana is a name of Indra.

Which statement is false?
a. Takshaka disguised himself as a beetle on a mango in order to kill Parikshit.
b. Kunti summoned Vayu, the wind god, to give birth to Bhima.
c. Santanu gave Bhishma the boon of being able to father sons by the power of his mind.
d. Vyasa had taught the story of the Mahabharata to his young companion, Vaisampayana.

Which statement is false?
a. The Yamuna is a river that flows into the Ganges.
b. Satyavati was embarrassed to make love with Parasara in broad daylight so he summoned a fog.
c. Siva's neck is blue because of a glowing jewel hidden in his throat.
d. Janamejaya planned to hold a sacrifice to destroy the serpent Takshaka who had killed his father.

Which statement is false?
a. Vyasa first composed the Mahabharata in his mind, and then dictated it to Ganesa
b. After two years of pregnancy, Gandhari gave birth to a hard ball of flesh.
c. To share her husband's blindness, Gandhari wore a blindfold.
d. Kunti chose Dhritarashtra as her husband at her swayamvara.

Which statement is false?
a. Duhsala was Duryodhana's wife.
b. Sakuni is Duryodhana's uncle.
c. There were peaks of gold and jewels and silver trees on Mount Kailasa.
d. When Rishyasringa came with Santa to the city, it caused the rains to come at last.

Which statement is false?
a. Krishna visited the Pandavas in the forest.
b. Savitri was forced by her father to marry Satyavan.
c. Hanuman blocked Bhima's path and said that he could not move out of the way.
d. Yudhishthira feared that if they killed Jayadratha it would provoke a war with Duryodhana.

Which statement is false?
a. Duhsala was married to king Jayadratha.
b. Savitri did not want to know how long she and her husband would live.
c. Rishyasringa had never seen another human being except for his father.
d. Mankanaka lived in the forest, eating deer that he hunted with arrows.

Which statement is false?
a. Jayadratha saw Draupadi in the forest.
b. Rishyasringa welcomed Santa to his home.
c. Yudhishthira told Bhima and Arjuna to rescue Duryodhana from the gandharvas.
d. Savitri asked to have one hundred husbands in place of Satyavan.

Which statement is false?
a. Matali was the chief of Indra's musicians and dancers.
b. Satyavan died while he was chopping wood.
c. Santa offered to help bring Rishyasringa to the city.
d. The goddess Kali appeared to Duryodhana as he prepared to end his life.

Which statement is false?
a. Indra ordered Chitraratha to teach Arjuna music and dancing.
b. Vaisravana is the god of weapons and war.
c. Rishyasringa married Santa, and the king gave him half of the palace.
d. Yama was impressed that Savitri was not afraid of him.

Which statement is false?
a. Savitri went out into the forests to find a man she would marry.
b. In shame for his defeat by the gandharvas, Duryodhana resolved to die.
c. Vishnu is the god who fathered Arjuna.
d. The yakshas guarded the abode of Vaisravana on Mount Kailasa.

Which statement is false?
a. The god Siva came to collect Satyavan's soul.
b. Mankanaka was so happy that grass juice flowed in his veins that he danced and danced.
c. The Pandavas went on a journey to Mount Kailasa.
d. Chitraratha told his gandharvas to attack Duryodhana and his men.

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. 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. Arjuna regarded Bhishma as his greatest enemy, and vowed to kill him.
d. Karna's chariot wheel became stuck in the ground.

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. 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. Virata put Bhima in charge of all his cowherds.

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. 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. The yaksha agreed to trade genders with Sikhandini so Sikhandini could become male.
d. Krishna told Arjuna that there was nothing that could be done to stop the war.

Which statement is false?
a. Sikhandini met the yaksha Sthuna in the forest.
b. Arjuna attacked Bhishma together with Sikhandin.
c. Bhishma asked Arjuna to make him a pillow of rocks washed in the river Ganga.
d. Dhritarashtra's son, Yuyutsu, fought on Yudhishthira's side in the great battle.

Which statement is false?
a. Krishna told Arjuna that he remembered their past lives together, but Arjuna did not remember.
b. Yama is the god of the dead.
c. Bhishma is Yudhishthira's elder brother.
d. The Pandavas were still disguised as brahmans when they attended Draupadi's swayamvara.

Which statement is false?
a. Bhima carried his mother and his brothers on his back when they were tired.
b. Nakula and Sahadeva were twins, the youngest of the five Pandava brothers.
c. Skanda is the god of agriculture.
d. Duryodhana and his uncle Sakuni visited the palace of the Pandavas at Indraprastha.

Which statement is false?
a. Duryodhana and Duhsasana built a fire-trap for the Pandavas at Varanavata.
b. Bhima dragged the body of the dead rakshasa back to the village for them to see.
c. The Pandavas built the city of Indraprastha near the Khandava forest.
d. Ambika and Ambalika are the mothers of Bhishma and Vidura.

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. 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. The broken chariots were used to make funeral pyres on the battlefield.
b. All the trees and animals trembled when Aswatthaman prepared to launch the Brahma weapon.
c. Duryodhana would rather become a slave than lose his life on the battlefield.
d. The bodies of Virata and Uttara were burnt on pyres.

Which statement is false?
a. Dhrishtadyumna's driver was the only person who escaped the raid on the night camp.
b. Aswatthaman destroyed his chariot and weapons and walked by the Ganges.
c. King Janamejaya is a distant ancestor of the Pandavas.
d. The widows of the slain soldiers tried to reassemble their bodies.

Which statement is false?
a. The great battle of the Mahabharata was fought on the field of Kurukshetra.
b. Yuyutsu was the son of Dhritarashtra and a serving woman.
c. Ugrasena was Krishna's brother.
d. Yudhishthira saw Duryodhana, Sakuni and Duhsasana in heaven.

Which statement is false?
a. All the inhabitants of Dwaravati perished, except for Krishna and his brother Balarama.
b. Yuyutsu was Dhritarashtra's only surviving son.
c. Yudhishthira would not abandon the dog that was under his protection.
d. Dhritarashtra, together with the queens Gandhari and Kunti, drowned in a flood of the Sarayu river.

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