Practice Set-2 of The Swami and Mother-Worship by Sister Nivedita

 

Practice Set-2 of The Swami and Mother-Worship by Sister Nivedita

 

1. What word was always on his lips in India?

a) God

b) Love

c) Mother

d) Peace

2. How did he speak of Her?

a) As a stranger

b) As someone from mythology

c) As someone deeply familiar in household life

d) As a divine ruler

3. What was he constantly preoccupied with?

a) His country

b) His work

c) The Mother

d) His disciples

4. How was his behavior as a child?

a) Always good

b) Never naughty

c) Sometimes naughty and rebellious

d) Always obedient

5. To whom was he always loyal, even when rebellious?

a) His father

b) His teacher

c) His country

d) His Mother

6. What did he never do regarding the good or evil that happened to him?

a) Took credit

b) Blamed others

c) Ignored it

d) Celebrated it

7. What did he entrust to a disciple on a solemn occasion?

a) A weapon

b) A song

c) A prayer

d) A secret

8. What effect did that prayer have in his life?

a) None

b) Confused him

c) Worked like a charm

d) Made him sad

9. How did he instruct the disciple to say the prayer?

a) Quietly and gently

b) With fear

c) By begging

d) With force, so that the Mother listens

10. What did he warn the disciple about when calling the Mother?

a) Don’t disturb Her

b) Be careful with words

c) Don’t be weak and cringing

d) Ask for less

11. What did he often break out with suddenly?

a) Laughter

b) Songs

c) Descriptions

d) Silence

12. What were the Mother's hands described as holding?

a) Flowers and a lamp

b) Sword and shield

c) Blessing and sword

d) Flame and water

13. What was Her curse described as?

a) Terrifying

b) Blessing

c) Punishment

d) Warning

14. What would suddenly end a long reverie?

a) A prayer

b) A curse

c) An exclamation

d) A dream

15. How did he sometimes express his deep feeling?

a) Through silence

b) Through lyrical words

c) Through shouting

d) Through painting

16. Where did he say Kali's knife flashes?

a) In the sky

b) In temples

c) In the heart of hearts of Her own

d) On the battlefield

17. What were some people described as from birth?

a) Worshippers of the Mother

b) Brave soldiers

c) Devotees of music

d) Followers of saints

18. In what form was the Mother worshipped from birth?

a) As a gentle mother

b) As a peaceful goddess

c) As the sword

d) As the moon

19. What did the narrator collect from him during such moments?

a) Books

b) Poems

c) Every line and syllable of a psalm

d) Instructions for disciples

20. What was the name of the short psalm written and published?

a) Call of the Goddess

b) Voice of the Mother

c) Sword of Kali

d) Mother's Prayer