" // 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) q1 = "The classical literature of India flowered under the rule of:"; q1answer = "e"; q1a = "the Tatas."; q1b = "the Birlas."; q1c = "the Mannurs."; q1d = "the Bachchans."; q1e = "the Guptas."; q1review = "See page 1251."; q2 = "Which language is associated with the development of literature in India's classical age?"; q2answer = "b"; q2a = "Hindi"; q2b = "Sanskrit"; q2c = "Urdu"; q2d = "Kannada"; q2e = "Prakrit"; q2review = "See page 1251."; q3 = "Which of the following is not one of the major kavya genres?"; q3answer = "c"; q3a = "court epic"; q3b = "short lyric"; q3c = "animal fable"; q3d = "narrative"; q3e = "drama"; q3review = "See page 1251."; q4 = "What type of response were works admitted into the classical canon expected to evoke?"; q4answer = "d"; q4a = "moral"; q4b = "intellectual"; q4c = "spiritual"; q4d = "aesthetic"; q4e = "melancholic"; q4review = "See page 1251."; q5 = "Classical Sanskrit literature is primarily concerned with the culture of:"; q5answer = "e"; q5a = "rural and peasant life."; q5b = "courtesans."; q5c = "gods, demons and supernatural creatures."; q5d = "saints and mystics."; q5e = "the courts."; q5review = "See page 1251."; q6 = "In the Pañcatantra, most of the characters are:"; q6answer = "d"; q6a = "clowns, buffoons, and tricksters."; q6b = "kings, queens, and nobility."; q6c = "gods and demons."; q6d = "animals."; q6e = "supernatural beings."; q6review = "See page 1258."; q7 = "Which of the following is not one of the five books of the Pañcatantra?"; q7answer = "a"; q7a = "Friends and Foes"; q7b = "Crows and Owls"; q7c = "Loss of Gains"; q7d = "The Winning of Friends"; q7e = "The Loss of Friends"; q7review = "See page 1258."; q8 = "Niti is best defined as:"; q8answer = "e"; q8a = "intellectual wisdom gained from mastering the classics."; q8b = "prescribed rules to live a long and productive life."; q8c = "sublime experiences mediated by erotic love."; q8d = "rules of conduct that affect life in future cycles."; q8e = "worldly wisdom and the art of living in the world."; q8review = "See page 1259."; q9 = "When the mother in The Loyal Mungoose sees the mungoose covered in blood, she feels:"; q9answer = "d"; q9a = "relieved: she thinks the mungoose has killed the predatory snake."; q9b = "betrayed: she thinks the mungoose has killed her beloved snake."; q9c = "alarmed: she thinks the mungoose has killed the sacred snake."; q9d = "enraged: she thinks the mungoose has killed her beloved child."; q9e = "scared: she recognizes that the mungoose has been injured in a fight."; q9review = "See page 1267."; q10 = "The blue jackal's demise comes about because:"; q10answer = "e"; q10a = "the rain dissolves the indigo dye on his coat."; q10b = "the lions and monkeys join forces against him."; q10c = "he becomes overly boastful and is driven out of town."; q10d = "his close friend, the hyena, betrays him."; q10e = "he is drawn by the howl of jackals to reunite with his own kind."; q10review = "See page 1262."; q11 = "In the tale Mouse-Maid Made Mouse, Yajnavalkya's daughter turns down several suitors. Which of the following is the one she finally settles on?"; q11answer = "e"; q11a = "the sun"; q11b = "the cloud"; q11c = "the wind"; q11d = "the mountain"; q11e = "none of the above"; q11review = "See page 1266."; q12 = "Which of the following best describes the events in Leap and Creep?"; q12answer = "e"; q12a = "Leap, the louse, dies."; q12b = "Creep, the flea, kills Leap, the louse."; q12c = "Creep, the louse, betrays Leap, the flea."; q12d = "Both Leap and Creep die."; q12e = "Creep, the louse, dies."; q12review = "See page 1260."; q13 = "In the tale about the fish, the characters are named"; q13answer = "c"; q13a = "Readywit, Fatalist, Optimist."; q13b = "Optimist, Forethought, Readywit."; q13c = "Forethought, Fatalist, Readywit."; q13d = "Fatalist, Optimist, Forethought."; q13e = "Readywit, Optimist, Fatalist."; q13review = "See page 1263."; q14 = "Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the Pañcatantra?"; q14answer = "b"; q14a = "Friendship is to be idealized."; q14b = "Life's dilemmas are seldom resolved easily."; q14c = "The weak can overcome the strong with bravery."; q14d = "The world is a hospitable place where the strong help the weak."; q14e = "Goodness and virtue are always rewarded."; q14review = "See page 1259."; q15 = "In Kalidasa's tale, Sakuntala is the child of:"; q15answer = "c"; q15a = "the sakunta bird and the sage Visvamitra."; q15b = "the nymph Sakunta and the sage Visvamitra."; q15c = "the nymph Menaka and the sage Visvamitra."; q15d = "the king Dusyanta and the nymph Sakunta."; q15e = "the sakunta bird and the nymph Menaka."; q15review = "See page 1269."; q16 = "As a token of his love, the king offers Sakuntala:"; q16answer = "c"; q16a = "an anklet."; q16b = "a necklace."; q16c = "a ring."; q16d = "a bracelet."; q16e = "a nose ring."; q16review = "See page 1280."; q17 = "How does the king first find out that Sakuntala is in love with him?"; q17answer = "b"; q17a = "He sends an emissary to masquerade as her friend."; q17b = "He eavesdrops on a conversation between Sakuntala and her friends."; q17c = "She confesses her love when he confronts her."; q17d = "She confesses to her love in a love letter."; q17e = "One of Sakuntala's friends tells him."; q17review = "See page 1289."; q18 = "Where is the item of jewelry given to Sakuntala eventually found?"; q18answer = "b"; q18a = "baked into the king's fish"; q18b = "in the belly of a fish"; q18c = "hidden in a cuckoo's nest"; q18d = "woven into a strand of mimosa flowers"; q18e = "in a basket of flowers"; q18review = "See page 1311."; q19 = "Which of the following tests prove that Dusyanta is Sarvadamana's father?"; q19answer = "e"; q19a = "Sarvadamana's amulet changes color."; q19b = "Sarvadamana's amulet changes shape."; q19c = "Dusyanta's ring changes color."; q19d = "a and b"; q19e = "Sarvadamana's amulet retains its form."; q19review = "See page 1327."; q20 = "In the poem taken from the Satakatrayam, the fate of blossoms is compared to:"; q20answer = "b"; q20a = "dying lovers."; q20b = "wise men."; q20c = "indulgent kings."; q20d = "young women."; q20e = "ill-fated lovers."; q20review = "See page 1335."; q21 = "Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the Amarusataka?"; q21answer = "d"; q21a = "Love occurs between persons of different castes."; q21b = "Love occurs between persons of different religions."; q21c = "Love occurs between commoners and nobility."; q21d = "Love occurs between anonymous lovers."; q21e = "Love occurs between persons of the same gender."; q21review = "See page 1337."; q22 = "Which important text about the erotic aspects of lovemaking does the Amarusataka draw from?"; q22answer = "c"; q22a = "The Ramayana"; q22b = "The Mahabharata"; q22c = "The Kamasutra"; q22d = "The Bhagavad-Gita"; q22e = "The Rig Veda"; q22review = "See page 1338."; q23 = "In The Red Lotus of Chastity, the merchant Dhanadatta is unhappy because he is lacking:"; q23answer = "a"; q23a = "sons."; q23b = "love."; q23c = "wealth."; q23d = "intellect."; q23e = "inner peace."; q23review = "See page 1345."; q24 = "According to the god Siva, the red lotus would wither away if:"; q24answer = "c"; q24a = "Devasmita dies"; q24b = "Guhasena ends their relationship"; q24c = "Devasmita or Guhasena is unfaithful"; q24d = "Devasmita has impure thoughts about another man"; q24e = "Guhasena and Devasmita's child dies"; q24review = "See page 1343."; q25 = "In The Red Lotus of Chastity, the merchant's sons wear turbans:"; q25answer = "a"; q25a = "to hide the dog's-paw mark branded on their foreheads."; q25b = "to hide the fact that they have been stripped of their hair."; q25c = "to hide the fact that they have unsightly boils on their forehead."; q25d = "b and c"; q25e = "a and b"; q25review = "See page 1350. 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