Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quizzes

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?

1970

1975

1965

1980
2 Who is the author of the novel?

R.K. Narayan

Rabindranath Tagore

Amitav Ghosh

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

Chandri

Praneshacharya

Naranappa

Garuda
4 What happens at the beginning of the novel?

Belli's parents die

Naranappa dies

Chandri falls in love with Praneshacharya

Garuda attacks Lakshmana
5 Where is the novel set?

New Dehli

Bombay

Durvasapura

Calcutta
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?

Vaishyas

Brahmin

Shudras

Kshatriyas
7 What was the novel adapted into?

A play

A film

A video game

An opera
8 What does the community fall into discord over?

Chandri's jewelry

Garuda's inheritance

Naranappa's funeral rites

Shripati's parentage
9 Who is feuding with Lakshmana?

Praneshacharya

Dasacharya

Garuda

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

Dance

Go for a walk

Eat a meal

Sing
11 What does Chandri offer as payment for the funeral rites?

Her hand in marriage

Fine silk

Her jewelry

Cash
12 Who is the spiritual leader of the community?

Praneshacharya

Garuda

Naranappa

Dasacharya
13 Which of the following things was Naranappa NOT criticized for?

Marrying another Brahmin

Fishing in the temple pond

Eating meat

Drinking alcohol
14 Who did Naranappa leave his wife for?

It is unknown

Padmatavi

Chandri

Belli
15 What religion is the caste system associated with?

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

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?

New Wave Cinema

Parallel Cinema

The New Hollywood Movement

Poetic Realism
18 What is the genre of the book?

Religious fiction

High fantasy

Naturalist fiction

Science fiction
19 Who directed the film adaptation of the book?

Barry Jenkins

Pattabhirama Reddy

Martin Scorsese

Wes Anderson
20 What is the name of Praneshacharya's wife?

Chandri

Padmatavi

Bhagirathi

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

Warm and friendly

Formal

Heated and unpleasant

Bittersweet
22 Who continually asks about being able to eat?

Belli

Dasacharya

Garuda

Lakshmana
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?

Padmatavi

Putta

Garuda

Belli
24 What country does the novel take place in?

India

Israel

Bangladesh

Yemen
25 How does Naranappa treat Brahmin customs before he dies?

Honorably

Indifferently

Disrespectfully

Acceptably

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