Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quizzes

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?
1965

1980

1975

1970
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

Naranappa

Praneshacharya

Chandri
4 What happens at the beginning of the novel?
Naranappa dies

Chandri falls in love with Praneshacharya

Belli's parents die

Garuda attacks Lakshmana
5 Where is the novel set?
Calcutta

New Dehli

Bombay

Durvasapura
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
Brahmin

Kshatriyas

Vaishyas

Shudras
7 What was the novel adapted into?
A video game

A film

A play

An opera
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?
Dasacharya

Belli

Praneshacharya

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

Go for a walk

Dance

Eat a meal
11 What does Chandri offer as payment for the funeral rites?
Her jewelry

Her hand in marriage

Cash

Fine silk
12 Who is the spiritual leader of the community?
Naranappa

Dasacharya

Garuda

Praneshacharya
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?
Belli

It is unknown

Chandri

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

Islam

Christianity

Judaism
16 When did the caste system begin to fall out of favor?
The 1990s

The 2010s

The 2000s

The 1950s
17 What film movement did the film adaptation of Samskara start?
Poetic Realism

Parallel Cinema

The New Hollywood Movement

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

Science fiction

Religious fiction

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

Martin Scorsese

Pattabhirama Reddy

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

Bhagirathi

Chandri

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

Bittersweet

Formal

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

Dasacharya

Belli

Garuda
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?
Garuda

Padmatavi

Putta

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

Israel

India

Bangladesh
25 How does Naranappa treat Brahmin customs before he dies?
Indifferently

Honorably

Disrespectfully

Acceptably

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