Hayavadana Quizzes

Hayavadana Quiz 1

1 The play was written in ___.
the 1950s

the 1980s

the 1970s

the 1990s
2 Karnad was part of the "theatre of ___."
heritage

modernity

roots

myth
3 What god does the play begin with an homage to?
Ganesha

Shiva

Rudra

Kali
4 Devadatta is all the following except ___.
slender

strong

poetic

handsome
5 Kapila is all the following except ___.
intelligent

dark

muscular

plain
6 Who interrupts Bhagavata?
Actor I

Hayavadana

Actor II

Female Chorus
7 What scares Actor I?
Bhagavata

Hayavadana

Two men fighting

Kali
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 human.

His mother fell in love with a horse.

His father was a celestial being.

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

half-horse, half-human

celestial being

horse
11 Bhagavata suggests Hayavadana go to ___.
Rudra's temple

Ganesha's temple

Kali's temple

Shiva's temple
12 Who will guide Hayavadana to the temple?
Actor II

No one

Bhagavata

Actor I
13 Who is the narrator of the play?
Ganesha

Bhagavata

No one

The Female Chorus
14 What sport does Kapila like?
Running

Wrestling

Gymnastics

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

With anger

With excitement

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

his pride

his dreams

his power
17 What holds Devadatta back from pursuing the girl?
He does not know where she lives.

He is afraid of her.

He thinks he is not good enough.

He is not ready to marry.
18 Devadatta worries that Kapila is too ___ to woo the girl for him.
sensuous

rough

witty

rude
19 Padmini is all the following except ___.
witty

beautiful

acerbic

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

woodcutter

lawyer

Brahmin
21 What worries Kapila about Padmini?
She is too sexual for Devadatta.

She is too wealthy for Devadatta.

She is too sharp for Devadatta.

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

Devadatta's and Kapila's friendship flourishes.

Kapila starts to pursue Padmini.

Padmini marries Devadatta.
23 Where are the three planning to go?
The fair

A wedding

A temple

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

Not spending enough time with his wife alone

Padmini flirting with Kapila

All of these
25 Padmini replies to Devadatta's claims with all the following except which answer?
She will never cancel the trip.

He does not actually care about her.

Kapila is his friend, not hers.

He is jealous of Kapila.

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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