Hayavadana Quizzes

Hayavadana Quiz 1

1 The play was written in ___.
the 1950s

the 1990s

the 1970s

the 1980s
2 Karnad was part of the "theatre of ___."
myth

roots

modernity

heritage
3 What god does the play begin with an homage to?
Rudra

Shiva

Kali

Ganesha
4 Devadatta is all the following except ___.
slender

strong

handsome

poetic
5 Kapila is all the following except ___.
plain

dark

muscular

intelligent
6 Who interrupts Bhagavata?
Actor II

Female Chorus

Hayavadana

Actor I
7 What scares Actor I?
Kali

Bhagavata

Two men fighting

Hayavadana
8 Why is Hayavadana sad?
He wants to be a complete man.

He wants to be a complete horse.

He is lonely.

He does not like being mocked.
9 All of the following are true about Hayavadana's life except for which answer?
His father was a celestial being.

His father was a human.

His mother fell in love with a horse.

His mother became a horse.
10 Hayavadana's mother ended up as a/an ___.
horse

human

half-horse, half-human

celestial being
11 Bhagavata suggests Hayavadana go to ___.
Ganesha's temple

Shiva's temple

Kali's temple

Rudra's temple
12 Who will guide Hayavadana to the temple?
No one

Bhagavata

Actor II

Actor I
13 Who is the narrator of the play?
No one

Ganesha

Bhagavata

The Female Chorus
14 What sport does Kapila like?
Wrestling

Running

Gymnastics

Shotput
15 How does Devadatta react when Kapila asks him about the girl?
With anger

With indifference

With excitement

With annoyance
16 Devadatta claims the girl is important to ___.
his dreams

his power

his poetry

his pride
17 What holds Devadatta back from pursuing the girl?
He is not ready to marry.

He thinks he is not good enough.

He does not know where she lives.

He is afraid of her.
18 Devadatta worries that Kapila is too ___ to woo the girl for him.
rough

sensuous

rude

witty
19 Padmini is all the following except ___.
naive

witty

beautiful

acerbic
20 Padmini is a daughter of a/an ___.
merchant

woodcutter

Brahmin

lawyer
21 What worries Kapila about Padmini?
She is too learned for Devadatta.

She is too sharp for Devadatta.

She is too wealthy for Devadatta.

She is too sexual for Devadatta.
22 Which of the following occurs after Kapila's visit to Padmini?
Padmini becomes pregnant.

Padmini marries Devadatta.

Devadatta's and Kapila's friendship flourishes.

Kapila starts to pursue Padmini.
23 Where are the three planning to go?
A wedding

A temple

The fair

The forest
24 Devadatta is frustrated by what?
Kapila being interested in Padmini

Padmini flirting with Kapila

Not spending enough time with his wife alone

All of these
25 Padmini replies to Devadatta's claims with all the following except which answer?
He does not actually care about her.

She will never cancel the trip.

He is jealous of Kapila.

Kapila is his friend, not hers.

What happened to Hayavadana at the end of the play

By the end of the play, Hayavadana is completely transformed into a horse and begins to live the son of Padmini.

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Hayavadana

by Girish Karnad

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