Question 1

Hayavadana gains a horse's voice after he obeyed the boy's request to _____

Accepted Answer

A) Neigh 
B) Laugh 
C) Cry 
D) shout B

Question 2

The two youths living in the city of Dharmaputra are

Accepted Answer

A) Lava and Kusha 
B) Devadatta and Kapila 
C) Rama and Lakshmana 
D) Balarama and Krishna B

Question 3

No one went to the Temple of Kali at Mount Chitrakoot anymore because___

Accepted Answer

A) She used to give anything anyone asked for 
B) She could not grant prayers and requests 
C) She was not a real goddess 
D) She was asleep all the time A

Question 4

Karnad reveals the religious sentiments prevalent in our society psychology and culture by showing the presence of

Accepted Answer

A) Lord Ganesha 
B) Goddess Kali 
C) Lord Krishna 
D) Lord Shiva

Question 5

The better half of two bodies that neither win nor loose is

Accepted Answer

A) Hayavadana 
B) Devadatta 
C) Padmini 
D) Kapila

Question 6

Identify the character who is not part of the group of three protagonists in Girish Karnad's Hayavadana :

Accepted Answer

A) Padmini 
B) Gautama 
C) Kapila 
D) Devadatta

Question 7

Devadatta is the son of

Accepted Answer

A) Vidyasagar 
B) Kapila 
C) Rama 
D) Lakshmana

Question 8

Devadatta vowed to give his head to _______ if Padmini marries him.

Accepted Answer

A) Kali 
B) Rudra 
C) Shiva 
D) Ganesha

Question 9

The Play Hayavadana starts with prayer to

Accepted Answer

A) Lord Ganesha 
B) Kali 
C) Ram and Sita 
D) Lord Shiva

Question 10

Devadatta in Hayavadana is

Accepted Answer

A) A doctor 
B) An artist 
C) A social worker 
D) A poet

Question 11

There is an engraving of a ______ bird on Padmini's door.

Accepted Answer

A) Blue 
B) Fiery 
C) Two-headed 
D) Headless

Question 12

The elephant headed Herambha stands for

Accepted Answer

A) Shiva 
B) Durga 
C) Lord Ganesh 
D) Kali

Question 13

The Bhagavata in Hayavadana calls Ganesha the Lord and Master of ______

Accepted Answer

A) Imperfection and incompleteness 
B) Fertility and Prosperity 
C) Success and Perfection 
D) Bravery and Courage

Question 14

The Bahagavata describes Devadatta and Kapila as two friends having ______

Accepted Answer

A) One soul, one body 
B) one head, one soul 
C) One life, one wife 
D) one mind, one heart

Question 15

The play Hayavadana is written by

Accepted Answer

A) Girish Karnad 
B) R.K.Narayan 
C) Vijay Tendulkar 
D) Amitavh Ghosh

Question 16

Who killed each other in the play Hayavadana?

Accepted Answer

A) Devadatta and Kapila 
B) Padmini and Bhagavata 
C) Lava and Kusha 
D) Rama and Lakshmana

Question 17

Devadatta and Kapila lived in the city of _____

Accepted Answer

A) Dharmapura 
B) Durgapur 
C) Dharmasheela 
D) Doulatpur

Exam 8: The Themes and Characters of Hayavadana by Girish Karnad