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

1975

1965
2 Who is the author of the novel?
U. R. Ananthamurthy

R.K. Narayan

Rabindranath Tagore

Amitav Ghosh
3 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Chandri

Naranappa

Garuda

Praneshacharya
4 What happens at the beginning of the novel?
Garuda attacks Lakshmana

Naranappa dies

Belli's parents die

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

Durvasapura

New Dehli

Calcutta
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
Vaishyas

Brahmin

Kshatriyas

Shudras
7 What was the novel adapted into?
A play

A video game

An opera

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

Garuda's inheritance

Shripati's parentage

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

Praneshacharya

Dasacharya

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

Sing

Eat a meal

Go for a walk
11 What does Chandri offer as payment for the funeral rites?
Fine silk

Her jewelry

Her hand in marriage

Cash
12 Who is the spiritual leader of the community?
Praneshacharya

Dasacharya

Naranappa

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

Marrying another Brahmin

Eating meat

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

Padmatavi

It is unknown

Belli
15 What religion is the caste system associated with?
Hinduism

Judaism

Islam

Christianity
16 When did the caste system begin to fall out of favor?
The 1950s

The 1990s

The 2000s

The 2010s
17 What film movement did the film adaptation of Samskara start?
Parallel Cinema

New Wave Cinema

The New Hollywood Movement

Poetic Realism
18 What is the genre of the book?
Science fiction

Religious fiction

Naturalist fiction

High fantasy
19 Who directed the film adaptation of the book?
Wes Anderson

Pattabhirama Reddy

Martin Scorsese

Barry Jenkins
20 What is the name of Praneshacharya's wife?
Chandri

Padmatavi

Bhagirathi

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

Heated and unpleasant

Bittersweet

Warm and friendly
22 Who continually asks about being able to eat?
Belli

Garuda

Dasacharya

Lakshmana
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?
Garuda

Padmatavi

Belli

Putta
24 What country does the novel take place in?
Bangladesh

Yemen

India

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

Indifferently

Honorably

Acceptably

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