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Indian Classical Works in Translation

Test your knowledge of translations of Indian classical literature, including Sanskrit dramas and epics

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian drama was translated into English by Rabindranath Tagore and published as 'The King of the Dark Chamber'?

  1. Shakuntala
  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam
  3. Mrichchakatika
  4. Uttara Ramayana
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who translated the Sanskrit play 'Mrichchakatika' into English as 'The Little Clay Cart'?

  1. Arthur W. Ryder
  2. Monier Monier-Williams
  3. H.H. Wilson
  4. Max Muller
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian drama was translated into English by A.C. Warder as 'The Serpent and the Rope'?

  1. Nagananda
  2. Malavikagnimitra
  3. Vikramorvasiyam
  4. Mudrarakshasa
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who translated the Sanskrit play 'Uttara Ramayana' into English as 'The Later Ramayana'?

  1. H.H. Wilson
  2. Monier Monier-Williams
  3. Arthur W. Ryder
  4. Max Muller
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian drama was translated into English by J.A.B. van Buitenen as 'The Mahābhārata: Book 1: The Book of the Beginning'?

  1. Adi Parva
  2. Sabha Parva
  3. Vana Parva
  4. Virata Parva
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who translated the Sanskrit play 'Malavikagnimitra' into English as 'Malavika and Agnimitra'?

  1. Monier Monier-Williams
  2. Arthur W. Ryder
  3. H.H. Wilson
  4. Max Muller
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian drama was translated into English by W.J. Johnson as 'The Clay Cart'?

  1. Mrichchakatika
  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam
  3. Vikramorvasiyam
  4. Mudrarakshasa
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who translated the Sanskrit play 'Vikramorvasiyam' into English as 'Urvashi Won by Valour'?

  1. Arthur W. Ryder
  2. Monier Monier-Williams
  3. H.H. Wilson
  4. Max Muller
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian drama was translated into English by C. Rajagopalachari as 'The Mahabharata'?

  1. Adi Parva
  2. Sabha Parva
  3. Vana Parva
  4. Virata Parva
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who translated the Sanskrit play 'Mudrarakshasa' into English as 'The Signet Ring of Rakshasa'?

  1. Monier Monier-Williams
  2. Arthur W. Ryder
  3. H.H. Wilson
  4. Max Muller
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian drama was translated into English by A.L. Basham as 'The Wonder That Was India'?

  1. Shakuntala
  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam
  3. Mrichchakatika
  4. Uttara Ramayana
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who translated the Sanskrit play 'Sabha Parva' into English as 'The Book of the Assembly'?

  1. Arthur W. Ryder
  2. Monier Monier-Williams
  3. H.H. Wilson
  4. Max Muller
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian drama was translated into English by Romesh Chunder Dutt as 'The Ramayana'?

  1. Adi Parva
  2. Sabha Parva
  3. Vana Parva
  4. Virata Parva
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who translated the Sanskrit play 'Vana Parva' into English as 'The Book of the Forest'?

  1. Arthur W. Ryder
  2. Monier Monier-Williams
  3. H.H. Wilson
  4. Max Muller
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian drama was translated into English by P. Lal as 'The Mahabharata: Book 2: The Book of the Assembly'?

  1. Adi Parva
  2. Sabha Parva
  3. Vana Parva
  4. Virata Parva
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