" // questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) q1 = "Which group is credited for bringing an early form of Sanskrit to India?"; q1answer = "d"; q1a = "Persians"; q1b = "Arabs"; q1c = "Mughals"; q1d = "Aryans"; q1e = "Dravidians"; q1review = "See page 881."; q2 = "Which is the only language of India's heroic age that does not belong to the Indo-European family?"; q2answer = "e"; q2a = "Sanskrit"; q2b = "Hindi"; q2c = "Prakrit"; q2d = "Pali"; q2e = "Tamil"; q2review = "See page 881."; q3 = "Which text is considered to be Hinduism's primary scripture?"; q3answer = "c"; q3a = "Bhagavad-Gita"; q3b = "m"; q3c = "Vedas"; q3d = "Upanisads"; q3e = "Mahabharata"; q3review = "See page 882."; q4 = "The guiding principle of human conduct, and the force that holds the universe together, is known as:"; q4answer = "b"; q4a = "karma"; q4b = "dharma"; q4c = "artha"; q4d = "kama"; q4e = "yuga"; q4review = "See page 883."; q5 = "Who is considered the first "author" of the Ramayana?"; q5answer = "c"; q5a = "Vyasa"; q5b = "Rama"; q5c = "Valmiki"; q5d = "Ravana"; q5e = "Rajagopalachari"; q5review = "See page 890."; q6 = "What are the two boons that Kaikeyi demands Dasaratha grant her?"; q6answer = "b"; q6a = "send Laksmana into exile; make Bharata king"; q6b = "send Rama into exile; make Bharata king"; q6c = "send Bharata into exile; make Rama king"; q6d = "send Sita into exile; make Rama king"; q6e = "send Rama and Sita into exile; make Laksmana king"; q6review = "See page 897."; q7 = "Which of Rama's brothers accompanies him into exile?"; q7answer = "a"; q7a = "Laksmana"; q7b = "Bharata"; q7c = "Satrughna"; q7d = "Sita"; q7e = "Sugriva"; q7review = "See pages 898–899."; q8 = "What creature does Sita send Rama after in the forest?"; q8answer = "e"; q8a = "a colorful parrot"; q8b = "an injured deer"; q8c = "a golden deer"; q8d = "an injured rabbit"; q8e = "a rainbow-colored deer"; q8review = "See page 909."; q9 = "Ravana arrives at Sita's home dressed as:"; q9answer = "e"; q9a = "a beggar."; q9b = "a prince."; q9c = "a beautiful maiden."; q9d = "a child."; q9e = "an ascetic."; q9review = "See page 911."; q10 = "How is Sita's purity tested at the end of the Ramayana?"; q10answer = "d"; q10a = "She is asked to walk on water."; q10b = "She is asked to reveal her true divine form."; q10c = "She is asked to walk in a straight line."; q10d = "She is asked to walk into fire."; q10e = "She is asked to vanquish Ravana."; q10review = "See page 949."; q11 = "Which two families are at odds in the Mahabharata?"; q11answer = "e"; q11a = "Pandavas and Yadus"; q11b = "Pandavas and Raksasas"; q11c = "Kauravas and Yadus"; q11d = "Kauravas and Raksasas"; q11e = "Pandavas and Kauravas"; q11review = "See page 953."; q12 = "What factor contributes to Dhrtarastra not ruling the kingdom in the Mahabharata?"; q12answer = "a"; q12a = "his blindness"; q12b = "his old age"; q12c = "his lack of male heirs"; q12d = "he is not the oldest son"; q12e = "he does not have divine sanction"; q12review = "See page 960."; q13 = "What causes the Pandavas to be sent into exile after losing everything?"; q13answer = "d"; q13a = "They lose a bet."; q13b = "They lose at a game of cards."; q13c = "They lose a coin toss."; q13d = "They lose at a game of dice."; q13e = "They lose a battle during the war."; q13review = "See page 985."; q14 = "Why is Kunti particularly upset to hear that Karna will do battle with Arjuna?"; q14answer = "a"; q14a = "She does not want her son Karna to kill her other son Arjuna."; q14b = "She does not want to see her son Arjuna killed."; q14c = "She knows that her son Arjuna will kill Karna."; q14d = "She is opposed to war and killing."; q14e = "She does not want the identity of her illegitimate son Karna revealed."; q14review = "See page 987."; q15 = "Which of the following most accurately reflects why Gandhari curses Lord Krishna?"; q15answer = "b"; q15a = "his refusal to take sides between the Pandavas and Kauravas"; q15b = "his indifference to the mutual destruction of the Pandavas and Kauravas"; q15c = "his favoritism for the Kauravas"; q15d = "his favoritism for the Pandavas"; q15e = "his deliberate manipulation of events involving the Pandavas and Kauravas"; q15review = "See page 1000."; q16 = "The Jataka is a collection of stories primarily associated with:"; q16answer = "b"; q16a = "Hinduism."; q16b = "Buddhism."; q16c = "Islam."; q16d = "Jainism."; q16e = "animism."; q16review = "See page 1002."; q17 = "Which of the following statements about the Jataka is not true"; q17answer = "a"; q17a = "All characters in the stories are selfless."; q17b = "Each tale opens with the Buddha conversing with his monks or disciples."; q17c = "Nonviolent acts are considered virtuous."; q17d = "Self-suffering is justifiable if it improves the welfare of others."; q17e = "The stories are associated with the six perfections of the Bodhisattva."; q17review = "See pages 1001–1002."; q18 = "What makes the Bodhisatta heroic in The Hare's Self Sacrifice?"; q18answer = "c"; q18a = "He is willing to risk his life for his fellow monkeys."; q18b = "He tells the truth even in the face of death."; q18c = "He is willing to offer his body as food."; q18d = "He is willing to support the king in his attempt to secure mangos."; q18e = "He is willing to starve rather than see his comrades go hungry."; q18review = "See pages 1005–1007."; q19 = "Which deity offers Arjuna counsel in the Bhagavad-Gita?"; q19answer = "c"; q19a = "Rama"; q19b = "Siva"; q19c = "Krishna"; q19d = "Brahma"; q19e = "Visnu"; q19review = "See page 1010."; q20 = "Arjuna's dilemma stems from his inability to reconcile:"; q20answer = "b"; q20a = "his desire to kill with the duty to preserve life."; q20b = "his duty to kill with his desire to attain self-liberation."; q20c = "his desire to preserve life with his duty to kill his mother's killer."; q20d = "his desire to avenge the death of his son and his desire to attain self-liberation."; q20e = "his desire to punish his enemies with the duty to do good unto others."; q20review = "See page 1011."; q21 = "Where does the main intrigue of the Bhagavad-Gita take place?"; q21answer = "e"; q21a = "in the jungle"; q21b = "in a temple"; q21c = "in Arjuna's mind"; q21d = "in the Pandava ancestral home"; q21e = "on a battlefield"; q21review = "See page 1014."; q22 = "To which Hindu caste does Arjuna belong?"; q22answer = "b"; q22a = "brahman"; q22b = "ksatriya"; q22c = "vaisya"; q22d = "sudra"; q22e = "harijan"; q22review = "See page 1018."; q23 = "In the first teaching of the Bhagavad-Gita, Arjuna suggests that a place in hell is reserved for those who:"; q23answer = "d"; q23a = "remain neutral in a moral crisis."; q23b = "attack the weak."; q23c = "fail to avenge the death of loved ones."; q23d = "undermine family duties."; q23e = "are indecisive."; q23review = "See page 1016."; q24 = "In the second teaching of theBhagavad-Gita, Krishna explains that death is:"; q24answer = "b"; q24a = "conquerable."; q24b = "inevitable."; q24c = "frightening."; q24d = "painless."; q24e = "unpredictable."; q24review = "See page 1018."; q25 = "In the third teaching of the Bhagavad-Gita, what does Krishna identify as the root of evil?"; q25answer = "c"; q25a = "pride"; q25b = "ambition"; q25c = "desire"; q25d = "envy"; q25e = "inaction"; q25review = "See page 1023."; q26 = "Which of the following statements about classical Tamil poetics is not true?"; q26answer = "a"; q26a = "Field poems are about domestic happiness."; q26b = "Seashore poems deal with separation and anxiety."; q26c = "Wasteland poems deal with hardship and the quest for wealth."; q26d = "Hill poems deal with meetings between lovers."; q26e = "Pastoral poems are about marriage."; q26review = "See page 1030."; q27 = "Which forms of classical Tamil poetry are respectively associated with men and women?"; q27answer = "b"; q27a = "akam, puram"; q27b = "puram, akam"; q27c = "puram, cankam"; q27d = "cankam, akam"; q27e = "cankam, puram"; q27review = "See page 1029. 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