Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quizzes

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?
1980

1970

1965

1975
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?
Garuda

Chandri

Praneshacharya

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

Garuda attacks Lakshmana

Belli's parents die

Naranappa dies
5 Where is the novel set?
Calcutta

New Dehli

Bombay

Durvasapura
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
Shudras

Vaishyas

Brahmin

Kshatriyas
7 What was the novel adapted into?
A film

An opera

A video game

A play
8 What does the community fall into discord over?
Garuda's inheritance

Chandri's jewelry

Naranappa's funeral rites

Shripati's parentage
9 Who is feuding with Lakshmana?
Garuda

Praneshacharya

Dasacharya

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

Eat a meal

Go for a walk

Sing
11 What does Chandri offer as payment for the funeral rites?
Her hand in marriage

Fine silk

Her jewelry

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

Praneshacharya

Dasacharya

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

Eating meat

Fishing in the temple pond

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

Belli

It is unknown

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

Hinduism

Islam

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

The 2000s

The 2010s

The 1990s
17 What film movement did the film adaptation of Samskara start?
Parallel Cinema

Poetic Realism

The New Hollywood Movement

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

Naturalist fiction

Science fiction

Religious fiction
19 Who directed the film adaptation of the book?
Pattabhirama Reddy

Barry Jenkins

Wes Anderson

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

Belli

Bhagirathi

Chandri
21 What was Praneshacharya's last conversation with Naranappa like?
Bittersweet

Formal

Warm and friendly

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

Dasacharya

Lakshmana

Belli
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?
Padmatavi

Putta

Belli

Garuda
24 What country does the novel take place in?
Israel

Bangladesh

India

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

Indifferently

Acceptably

Honorably

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