Practice Set-3 of The Swami and Mother-Worship by Sister Nivedita

Practice Set-3 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 deeply familiar in household life

c) As a divine figure only

d) As a myth

3. What was he constantly preoccupied with?

a) His work

b) His followers

c) The Mother

d) The scriptures

4. How was his behavior in childhood described?

a) Always obedient

b) Always calm

c) Sometimes naughty and rebellious

d) Always rebellious

5. To whom was he always loyal despite being rebellious?

a) His teacher

b) His country

c) His Mother

d) His father

6. What did he never do regarding the good or bad in his life?

a) Celebrated it

b) Ignored it

c) Blamed others

d) Prayed over it

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

a) A secret

b) A prayer

c) A sword

d) A letter

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

a) None

b) Made him emotional

c) Worked like a charm

d) Made him fearful

9. How did he tell the disciple to recite the prayer?

a) Humbly

b) In a whisper

c) Boldly

d) With silence

10. What attitude did he reject when addressing the Mother?

a) Joy

b) Weakness and cringing

c) Strength and courage

d) Doubt

11. What would he suddenly burst into?

a) Songs

b) Laughter

c) Descriptions

d) Silence

12. What did the Mother hold in Her right hand?

a) A sword

b) Fire

c) Blessing

d) Water

13. What did the Mother hold in Her left hand?

a) Sword

b) Flower

c) Shield

d) Book

14. What did he say about Her curse?

a) It is dangerous

b) It is terrifying

c) It is a blessing

d) It is punishment

15. What would sometimes end his long reverie?

a) A laugh

b) A sudden exclamation

c) A chant

d) A meditation

16. What tone did he sometimes use when overcome with emotion?

a) Angry

b) Calm

c) Half-lyric

d) Mysterious

17. Where did Kali's blood-red knife flash, according to him?

a) In temples

b) On battlefields

c) In hearts

d) In the heart of hearts of Her own

18. Who were said to be worshippers of the Mother from birth?

a) Saints

b) Priests

c) Fighters

d) Devotees

19. In which form was the Mother worshipped from birth?

a) As peace

b) As joy

c) As sword

d) As nature

20. What short psalm was written based on such moments?

a) Song of the Soul

b) Voice of the Mother

c) Hymn to Kali

d) Call of the Divine

21. What did he say he worshipped?

a) The Gentle

b) The Joyful

c) The Terrible

d) The Peaceful

22. What mistake did he point out about pleasure?

a) All men seek pleasure

b) Pleasure is useless

c) Only pain is real

d) Not all men seek pleasure

23. What did he say some people are born to seek?

a) Joy

b) Peace

c) Pain

d) Silence

24. What did he propose about worship?

a) Worship peace

b) Worship love

c) Worship terror for its own sake

d) Worship light

25. What trait did he completely reject?

a) Pride

b) Honesty

c) Squeamishness

d) Confidence

26. How did he react when the narrator asked about animal sacrifice?

a) With a lecture

b) With few words

c) With silence

d) With joy

27. What did the narrator express concern over?

a) Meditation

b) Animal sacrifice

c) Prayers

d) Rituals

28. What hypocrisy might he have pointed out?

a) Offering sacrifices to gods

b) Eating meat while condemning sacrifice

c) Fasting while praying

d) Chanting without devotion

29. What could he have argued about modern slaughterhouses?

a) They are clean

b) They are unnecessary

c) They are better than temples

d) They degrade both butcher and place

30. What was his only reply about animal sacrifice?

a) "Let it stop."

b) "It is tradition."

c) "Why not a little blood, to complete the picture?"

d) "It is sacred."

31. What was difficult to find out from him?

a) His early life

b) His views on education

c) The austere side of Kali-worship

d) The history of temples

32. Who helped reveal the truth about the strict side of Kali-worship?

a) A king

b) A saint

c) A disciple of Sri Ramakrishna

d) A monk from the north

33. What had the strict side of worship moved beyond?

a) Prayers

b) Rituals

c) Sacrifice of others

d) Worship in public

34. What did his attitude toward fear suggest?

a) Avoid it

b) Suppress it

c) Embrace and worship it

d) Fight it

35. What did he believe about spiritual strength?

a) It lies in gentleness

b) It grows in fear

c) It includes courage to face terror

d) It comes through peace

36. What did he imply about devotion?

a) It must be peaceful

b) It is silent

c) It includes both terror and tenderness

d) It should be ritualistic

37. What quality did he demand in prayer?

a) Quietness

b) Obedience

c) Strength and assertiveness

d) Humility only

38. How was his worship style described?

a) Emotional and weak

b) Ritualistic and routine

c) Fierce and passionate

d) Detached and distant

39. What did he often reject in others' spiritual practice?

a) Wisdom

b) Logic

c) Sentimentality and fear

d) Discipline

40. What was his view of Kali’s blood-red knife?

a) A symbol of evil

b) A sign of death

c) A divine and powerful image

d) A weapon to be feared