CHAPTERS 11 and 12 The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa; The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura Jeopardy Template

Supreme Lord

Gopas-Gopīs

Knowledge

Others

100

Kṛṣṇa performed childhood activities to: (Text 11.9)

increase the pleasure of His devotees
inform of His desire to be submissive to His servants and devotees
Both a) and b)
None of the above

Both a) and b)

100

As the cowherd women were riding on the bullock carts to go to Vṛndāvana, they were: (Text 11.33)

anxiously discussing about the challenges of settling in a new place
miserably discussing about the inconveniences faced by them due to the move
chanting with great pleasure the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa
All the above

chanting with great pleasure the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

100

Kṛṣṇa is ātmārāma means: (Text 11.11)

He resides as the supersoul along with every soul
He is eager to derive pleasure from the living entities
He is always happy and fully satisfied with His own opulence
All the above

He is always happy and fully satisfied with His own opulence

100

The cowherd men, headed by Nanda, could not believe that Kṛṣṇa could have uprooted the trees in such a wonderful way because: (Text 11.5)

of the rational thinking
of the intense paternal affection
Kṛṣṇa’s playmates only saw it happening
None of the above

of the intense paternal affection

200

We learn from Kṛṣṇa's dealing with the fruit vendor that: (Text 11.11)

for anything offered to Kṛṣṇa with love and affection, He can reciprocate many millions of times over, both materially and spiritually
The basic principle involved with Kṛṣṇa is an exchange of love
if we try to serve Kṛṣṇa with all our opulences, we, as parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa, will become happy in exchange
All the above

All the above

200

All the inhabitants of Gokula, the gopas and gopīs, decided to go from Gokula to Vṛndāvana not because: (Texts 11.27-28)

they were worried about their own safety from the different disturbances
they were worried about the safety of both Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa
they wanted to go someplace where they may worship Lord Viṣṇu undisturbed
All the above

they were worried about their own safety from the different disturbances

200

Kṛṣṇa caught the demon by the hind legs and tail and threw him into the top of a kapittha tree, which then fell down because: (Text 11.43)

to get the kapittha fruits to fall so that the cowherd boys could eat them
to kill the demon by hitting him against the tree
it just happened by chance
None of the above

to get the kapittha fruits to fall so that the cowherd boys could eat them

200

The words “Yaśodāṁ preṣayām āsa” show that: (Text 11.13)

mother Yaśodā was more affectionate to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
mothers Yaśodā and Rohiṇī were equally affectionate to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma did not care to return in response to the order of mother Yaśodā
mother Rohiṇī was more affectionate to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma

mother Yaśodā was more affectionate to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma

300

Which of the below option(s) are proved about the Lord as shown by the example of Bakāsura? (Text 11.50)

When Kṛṣṇa is accepted as an enemy, He becomes the most intolerable object for the nondevotee, within or without
Although Kṛṣṇa is always as soft as a lotus, but He created a burning sensation within the throat of Bakāsura
Although Kṛṣṇa’s whole body is sweeter than sugar candy, Bakāsura tasted bitterness
All the above

All the above

300

Although the gopas sometimes met many dangerous situations created by the demons but they were all happy and never felt the tribulations of this world. So, following in their footsteps, we can be happy by: (Text 11.58)

engaging in cow protection and agricultural produce
living a simple and innocent life of the gopas and gopīs
chanting and hearing about the activities of Kṛṣṇa
None of the above

chanting and hearing about the activities of Kṛṣṇa

300

The Vedic system of education is that the ___________ were trained in a literary, academic education; the _________were trained to take care of the state, and the ________learned how to cultivate the land and take care of the cows and calves. (Text 11.37)

brāhmaṇas; kṣatriyas; sudras
kṣatriyas; brāhmaṇas; vaiśyas
brāhmaṇas; sudras; vaiśyas
brāhmaṇas; kṣatriyas; vaiśyas

brāhmaṇas; kṣatriyas; vaiśyas

300

When Balarāma along with the other cowherd boys saw that Kṛṣṇa had been devoured by the gigantic duck, he became almost unconscious because: (Text 11.49)

He could not do anything before the demon
the demon as a gigantic duck bewildered him by his mystic powers
of intense affection for Kṛṣṇa, He was momentarily bewildered
All of the above

of intense affection for Kṛṣṇa, He was momentarily bewildered

400

All the cowherd boys used to play with Kṛṣṇa, who is the source of the Brahman effulgence for the ________desiring to merge into that effulgence, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead for the __________who have accepted eternal servitorship, and who for the ____________is but another ordinary child. (Texts 12.7-11)

Devotees; Jñānīs; ordinary persons
Jñānīs; ordinary persons; devotees
Jñānīs; devotees; ordinary persons
Devotees; ordinary persons; devotees

Jñānīs; devotees; ordinary persons

400

State True or False: The demons come and interrupt Kṛṣṇa’s sporting pastimes with the cowherd boys: (Text 12.13)

False, as the transcendental pleasure being enjoyed by the cowherd boys could not be stopped
True, as every day a demon would come and interrupt their sporting pastimes
Sometimes True and sometimes False, depending on what time of the day do the demons would come
None of the above

False, as the transcendental pleasure being enjoyed by the cowherd boys could not be stopped

400

Which of the below statement is not true with respect to liberation? (Text 12.33)

Liberation of those who are on the transcendental platform of love and affection is vimukti, special liberation
Anyone killed by Kṛṣṇa attains liberation
Kṛṣṇa is the full effulgence, and every living being including demons, is part and parcel of that effulgence
None of the above

None of the above

400

The cowherd boys decided to enter Aghāsura’s mouth because: (Text 12.24)

they wanted to enjoy the sport of entering the demon’s mouth
they had full faith in Kṛṣṇa as they were protected from the demon Bakāsura
Both a) and b)
None of the above

Both a) and b)