Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quizzes

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?
1980

1975

1970

1965
2 Who is the author of the novel?
R.K. Narayan

Rabindranath Tagore

U. R. Ananthamurthy

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

Chandri

Naranappa

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

Garuda attacks Lakshmana

Chandri falls in love with Praneshacharya

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

Calcutta

New Dehli

Bombay
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
Kshatriyas

Shudras

Vaishyas

Brahmin
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?
Shripati's parentage

Garuda's inheritance

Naranappa's funeral rites

Chandri's jewelry
9 Who is feuding with Lakshmana?
Belli

Dasacharya

Praneshacharya

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

Eat a meal

Dance

Sing
11 What does Chandri offer as payment for the funeral rites?
Fine silk

Her hand in marriage

Cash

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

Garuda

Naranappa

Praneshacharya
13 Which of the following things was Naranappa NOT criticized for?
Eating meat

Drinking alcohol

Fishing in the temple pond

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

Chandri

Belli

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

Islam

Hinduism

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

The 2000s

The 1990s

The 2010s
17 What film movement did the film adaptation of Samskara start?
Poetic Realism

The New Hollywood Movement

Parallel Cinema

New Wave Cinema
18 What is the genre of the book?
Science fiction

Naturalist fiction

High fantasy

Religious fiction
19 Who directed the film adaptation of the book?
Martin Scorsese

Wes Anderson

Pattabhirama Reddy

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

Belli

Padmatavi

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

Formal

Heated and unpleasant

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

Lakshmana

Garuda

Belli
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?
Padmatavi

Garuda

Belli

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

India

Israel

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

Acceptably

Indifferently

Disrespectfully

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