Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quizzes

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?
1975

1965

1970

1980
2 Who is the author of the novel?
U. R. Ananthamurthy

Rabindranath Tagore

Amitav Ghosh

R.K. Narayan
3 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Naranappa

Garuda

Praneshacharya

Chandri
4 What happens at the beginning of the novel?
Chandri falls in love with Praneshacharya

Garuda attacks Lakshmana

Naranappa dies

Belli's parents die
5 Where is the novel set?
Calcutta

Durvasapura

New Dehli

Bombay
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
Kshatriyas

Vaishyas

Brahmin

Shudras
7 What was the novel adapted into?
An opera

A play

A video game

A film
8 What does the community fall into discord over?
Shripati's parentage

Chandri's jewelry

Garuda's inheritance

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

Dasacharya

Garuda

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

Sing

Eat a meal

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

Fine silk

Her hand in marriage

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

Dasacharya

Naranappa

Praneshacharya
13 Which of the following things was Naranappa NOT criticized for?
Fishing in the temple pond

Eating meat

Drinking alcohol

Marrying another Brahmin
14 Who did Naranappa leave his wife for?
Belli

Chandri

Padmatavi

It is unknown
15 What religion is the caste system associated with?
Christianity

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam
16 When did the caste system begin to fall out of favor?
The 2010s

The 1990s

The 2000s

The 1950s
17 What film movement did the film adaptation of Samskara start?
The New Hollywood Movement

Poetic Realism

Parallel Cinema

New Wave Cinema
18 What is the genre of the book?
High fantasy

Religious fiction

Science fiction

Naturalist fiction
19 Who directed the film adaptation of the book?
Barry Jenkins

Wes Anderson

Pattabhirama Reddy

Martin Scorsese
20 What is the name of Praneshacharya's wife?
Belli

Bhagirathi

Padmatavi

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

Heated and unpleasant

Formal

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

Dasacharya

Garuda

Lakshmana
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?
Belli

Putta

Garuda

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

India

Yemen

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

Acceptably

Indifferently

Disrespectfully

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