Videha QUIZ | Maithili Sahityak Itihas Chapter 10

Expanded exhaustive multiple-choice quiz based only on Radhakrishna Chaudhary’s A Survey of Maithili Literature.

1. What happened to Mithila’s independence after 1530 A.D.?

A) It expanded to Gujarat B) It was lost C) It became a Greek colony D) It became a maritime empire

2. After 1556 A.D., by whom was Mithila ruled?

A) Portuguese governors B) Mughal Governors C) Chola kings D) Nepalese Mallas only

3. What kind of prose dominates this period?

A) Documentary prose B) Romantic novelistic prose C) Epic free verse D) Scientific drama

4. Which kinds of documents throw light on social history?

A) Papers, court judgments and sale deeds B) Musical notations only C) Travel postcards D) Epic similes only

5. Which Vidyapati work is cited as an example of such style?

A) Kanyadan B) Likhnavali C) Khattar Kaka D) Ragatarangini

6. What literary quality does the chapter say was absent from available medieval prose?

A) Pure musical notation B) Epic grandeur C) Philosophical Sanskrit commentary D) Remarkable literary originality

7. What social practice is indicated through medieval Maithili documents?

A) Maritime trade monopoly B) Slavery C) Coin minting D) University examinations

8. What continued even when Maithili prose declined?

A) Printing journalism B) Persian epic translation only C) The study of Sanskrit D) Greek theatre

9. What does the chapter contrast with the old lyrical flow?

A) Halting documentary prose B) Modern free verse C) Scientific fiction D) Epic folk theatre

10. In Chapter 10, which name, work or term is explicitly discussed in the context of “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Lalitavistara B) Chedi Jha C) Tantranath Jha D) Jyotirishwar

11. In Chapter 10, which name, work or term is explicitly discussed in the context of “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Natya-shastra B) Kichakabadha C) documentary prose D) Bholanath Jha

12. In Chapter 10, which name, work or term is explicitly discussed in the context of “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Rajkamal B) Khandawalas C) Apabhramsa D) Kamrupa

13. In Chapter 10, which name, work or term is explicitly discussed in the context of “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Umapati Upadhyaya B) Charyapadas C) sale deeds D) Ramayana

14. In Chapter 10, which name, work or term is explicitly discussed in the context of “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Ramanath Jha B) Ratipati Bhagat C) Lakshminatha Gossain D) slavery

15. In Chapter 10, which name, work or term is explicitly discussed in the context of “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Nebaraka Gita B) medieval prose C) Sitaram Jha D) Gonu Jha

16. Which of the following is mentioned in Chapter 10, “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Mithila B) Janaka C) Videha D) Tirabhukti

17. Which of the following is mentioned in Chapter 10, “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Tirabhukti B) Janaka C) Videha D) Vidyapati

18. Which of the following is mentioned in Chapter 10, “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Janaka B) Videha C) Tirabhukti D) Assam

19. Which of the following is mentioned in Chapter 10, “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Tirabhukti B) Janaka C) Nepal D) Videha

20. Which of the following is mentioned in Chapter 10, “Era of Decadent Documentary Prose”?

A) Videha B) Janaka C) Tirabhukti D) prose

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