The Stories

Q. Match the following.

1. Sanskrit
2. Stories on Buddha
3. Shiva and Vishnu
4. Storytelling

Q. Why were Harikathas popular among people?

1. Not everyone could read Sanskrit in those days so the only way for them to enjoy the epics, the Puranas, and folk tales was to listen to Harikathas
2. The Harikathas were compiled into books and distributed among people
3. The Harikathas were propagated by temple dancers and were often performed in front of a king and his subjects
4. The Harikathas were tales of heroism and bravery of kings

Q. Sagar visited a temple and saw a storyteller narrate a story by using the Harikatha technique. He decided that he would also like to become a storyteller.

Which of the following skills would Sagar need to perform Harikathas?

1. Dancing
2. Singing
3. Local languages
4. Martial arts

Q. Which of the following sentences best describe the art of Harikatha?

1. Performers dancing to folk music
2. Performers and singers singing songs and narrating stories about gods and saints
3. Performers walking on ropes using balancing sticks
4. Priests explaining the concept of the afterlife

Q. How did storytellers, the people who practised the art of the Harikatha, learn the stories?

1. The storytellers learnt the stories from elders
2. The storytellers learnt the stories from religious teachers
3. The storytellers learnt the stories from people around them
4. The storytellers learnt stories at Nalanda University

Q. What were the stories that were related to Buddhism referred to as?

1. Parables
2. Puranas
3. Jatakas
4. Shivakathas

Q. What are the stories about Shiva and Vishnu, which elevate them to the status of Supreme Gods, called?

1. Parables
2. The Puranas
3. Jatakas
4. Shivakathas

Q. What are the stories about Shiva and Vishnu, which elevate them to the status of Supreme Gods, called?

1. Parables
2. The Puranas
3. Jatakas
4. Shivakathas

Q. How did storytellers, the people who practised the art of the Harikatha, learn the stories?

1. The storytellers learnt the stories from elders
2. The storytellers learnt the stories from religious teachers
3. The storytellers learnt the stories from people around them
4. The storytellers learnt stories at Nalanda University

Q. Sagar visited a temple and saw a storyteller narrate a story by using the Harikatha technique. He decided that he would also like to become a storyteller.

Which of the following skills would Sagar need to perform Harikathas?

1. Dancing
2. Singing
3. Local languages
4. Martial arts