Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quizzes

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?
1970

1980

1965

1975
2 Who is the author of the novel?
R.K. Narayan

U. R. Ananthamurthy

Amitav Ghosh

Rabindranath Tagore
3 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Garuda

Praneshacharya

Naranappa

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

Garuda attacks Lakshmana

Naranappa dies

Chandri falls in love with Praneshacharya
5 Where is the novel set?
Calcutta

Durvasapura

Bombay

New Dehli
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
Vaishyas

Shudras

Brahmin

Kshatriyas
7 What was the novel adapted into?
An opera

A play

A film

A video game
8 What does the community fall into discord over?
Chandri's jewelry

Shripati's parentage

Naranappa's funeral rites

Garuda's inheritance
9 Who is feuding with Lakshmana?
Garuda

Dasacharya

Belli

Praneshacharya
10 What are people not allowed to do until Naranappa's body has been cremated?
Go for a walk

Eat a meal

Dance

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

Cash

Fine silk

Her hand in marriage
12 Who is the spiritual leader of the community?
Praneshacharya

Naranappa

Garuda

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

Fishing in the temple pond

Marrying another Brahmin

Eating meat
14 Who did Naranappa leave his wife for?
Chandri

It is unknown

Belli

Padmatavi
15 What religion is the caste system associated with?
Christianity

Judaism

Hinduism

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

The 1950s

The 1990s

The 2010s
17 What film movement did the film adaptation of Samskara start?
The New Hollywood Movement

Parallel Cinema

Poetic Realism

New Wave Cinema
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?
Barry Jenkins

Martin Scorsese

Wes Anderson

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

Chandri

Belli

Padmatavi
21 What was Praneshacharya's last conversation with Naranappa like?
Warm and friendly

Bittersweet

Formal

Heated and unpleasant
22 Who continually asks about being able to eat?
Lakshmana

Dasacharya

Belli

Garuda
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?
Garuda

Putta

Padmatavi

Belli
24 What country does the novel take place in?
Yemen

Bangladesh

India

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

Indifferently

Disrespectfully

Acceptably

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