Deck 7: Girish Karnads Play Hayavadana

Question 1

The opening statement of ___ is spoken from the inside of his head

A)Dan
B)Tara
C)Dr. Thakkar
D)Mr. Patel

Answer 1

Dan

Question 2

Tara, it was said , received ____ from nature

A)a fair deal
B)a raw deal
C)a great deal
D)none of the above

Answer 2

a raw deal

Question 3

The creature with a horse's head and a man's body reciting the national anthem of India in Girish Karnad's play is

A)Roopa
B)Hayavadana
C)Bhagavata
D)Devadatta

Answer 3

Hayavadana

Question 4

What does Padmini do when the both the men cut their heads off and die in the play 'Hayavadana'?

A)Suggests that he seek the blessing of a goddess in Chitrakoota mountain
B)Writes poetry
C)She tries to kill her pregnant self but Kali stops her and helps bring the men back to life
D)In haste, she fits Devadatta's head on the body of Kapila

Question 5

What does Kapila see in the doorway?

A)Varuna and Sonali
B)A man with the face of a horse
C)A bird with two heads
D)White and scrawny but smart

Question 6

Kapila belongs to a

A)Scholarly Brahmin family
B)A simple farming family
C)A blacksmith family
D)A royal family

Question 7

Devdatta's special ability is

A)Shooting birds
B)Playing the Sitar
C)Writing poetry
D)Reciting the holy scriptures

Question 8

The Bhagavata, in Hinduism is

A)A priest
B)Half man, half animal
C)A devotee or worshipper
D)A poet

Question 9

The play "Hayavadana" was written by the Indian playwright

A)GirishKarnad
B)Narayana Chattopadhaya
C)Vijay Tendulkar
D)UtpalDutt

Question 10

The plot of "Hayavadana" comes from

A)Kathasaritsagara
B)Ramayana
C)Mahabharata
D)Bhagavat Gita

Question 11

Which work of Thomas Mann was the author of this play influenced by?

A)The Invisible Man
B)Hollow Man
C)The Transposed Heads
D)Dr. Frankenstein

Question 12

In which city is the first part of the play is set in?

A)Dharmapura
B)Dharampur
C)Dhurmapura
D)Dharmanagar

Question 13

Which ancient story is used in consultation to determine the true identity of a person?

A)King Vikrama
B)King Vishnu
C)King Vetala
D)King Vivek

Question 14

According to the ancient tale, what seemed to determine the true identity of a person?

A)The head of the person
B)The body of the person
C)Either a or b
D)None of the above

Question 15

In Hayavadana, Girish Karnard employs the conventions and ornamentation of folk saga and folk theatre which involve

A)lights, mask, carpets
B)mask, curtain, dolls
C)mask, soliloquy, trees
D)ghost, dramatic deaths, chorus

Question 16

Kapila explains to Padmini that the flower gets its name because "it has all the marks of marriage a woman puts on". The name of the flower is

A)Daffodils
B)Fortunate Lady's Flower
C)Fortunate Flower
D)Lady-shaped Flower

Question 17

The play Hayavadana opens with a puja to

A)Goddess Kali
B)Ganesha
C)Rudra
D)Lord Shiva

Question 18

The story of Devadatta, Kapila and Padmini dramatizes the conflict between

A)the mind and the heart
B)the body and the soul
C)the mind and the body
D)family and friendship

Question 19

Bhagavatta regards Ganesha as the embodiment of

A)incompleteness
B)divinity
C)completeness
D)holiness

Question 20

The creature with a horse head and human body in Girish Karnard's play is

A)Devadatta
B)Bhagavatta
C)Hayavadana
D)Kapila

Question 21

The city of Dharmapura was ruled by King

A)Bhagavat
B)Dharmasheela
C)Devadatta
D)Hayavadana

Question 22

Devadatta is the only son of the Revered Brahmin

A)Lohita
B)Nata
C)Vidyasagara
D)Yusuf Baba

Question 23

"Hayavadana, what's written on our foreheads cannot be altered." Who said this line in Hayavadana?

A)Bhagavata
B)Goddess Kali
C)Padmini
D)Lord Rudra

Question 24

Padmini lives in the street called

A)Dharmapura
B)Ujjain
C)Kamarupa
D)PavanaVeethi

Question 25

Devadatta vows to sacrifice his two arms to the goddess Kali and his head to

A)Lord Ganesha
B)Lord Rudra
C)Lord Shiva
D)Lord Vishnu