Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quizzes

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?
1980

1975

1970

1965
2 Who is the author of the novel?
Rabindranath Tagore

R.K. Narayan

Amitav Ghosh

U. R. Ananthamurthy
3 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Chandri

Praneshacharya

Garuda

Naranappa
4 What happens at the beginning of the novel?
Belli's parents die

Garuda attacks Lakshmana

Chandri falls in love with Praneshacharya

Naranappa dies
5 Where is the novel set?
Calcutta

New Dehli

Durvasapura

Bombay
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
Shudras

Vaishyas

Brahmin

Kshatriyas
7 What was the novel adapted into?
A film

A play

An opera

A video game
8 What does the community fall into discord over?
Garuda's inheritance

Shripati's parentage

Chandri's jewelry

Naranappa's funeral rites
9 Who is feuding with Lakshmana?
Dasacharya

Belli

Garuda

Praneshacharya
10 What are people not allowed to do until Naranappa's body has been cremated?
Sing

Eat a meal

Go for a walk

Dance
11 What does Chandri offer as payment for the funeral rites?
Her hand in marriage

Cash

Fine silk

Her jewelry
12 Who is the spiritual leader of the community?
Garuda

Dasacharya

Praneshacharya

Naranappa
13 Which of the following things was Naranappa NOT criticized for?
Marrying another Brahmin

Eating meat

Drinking alcohol

Fishing in the temple pond
14 Who did Naranappa leave his wife for?
Belli

It is unknown

Padmatavi

Chandri
15 What religion is the caste system associated with?
Judaism

Islam

Christianity

Hinduism
16 When did the caste system begin to fall out of favor?
The 2000s

The 1950s

The 2010s

The 1990s
17 What film movement did the film adaptation of Samskara start?
Parallel Cinema

New Wave Cinema

Poetic Realism

The New Hollywood Movement
18 What is the genre of the book?
Naturalist fiction

Science fiction

High fantasy

Religious fiction
19 Who directed the film adaptation of the book?
Wes Anderson

Martin Scorsese

Barry Jenkins

Pattabhirama Reddy
20 What is the name of Praneshacharya's wife?
Belli

Padmatavi

Chandri

Bhagirathi
21 What was Praneshacharya's last conversation with Naranappa like?
Formal

Heated and unpleasant

Warm and friendly

Bittersweet
22 Who continually asks about being able to eat?
Dasacharya

Garuda

Belli

Lakshmana
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?
Putta

Garuda

Belli

Padmatavi
24 What country does the novel take place in?
India

Yemen

Israel

Bangladesh
25 How does Naranappa treat Brahmin customs before he dies?
Honorably

Indifferently

Acceptably

Disrespectfully

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