Kanthapura - Themes and Analysis Quiz

What Gandhian principle does Moorthy introduce in Kanthapura?

Question Answer Choices Encouraging armed resistance Involving the untouchables Supporting British rule Promoting industrialization

Which movement does Moorthy support in Kanthapura?

Question Answer Choices The Non-Cooperation Movement. The Salt March. The Swadeshi Movement. The Quit India Movement.

Who is the narrator in Kanthapura?

Question Answer Choices Raja Rao Kenchamma Moorthy Achakka

What significant event happens at the end of the novel Kanthapura?

Question Answer Choices The women of Kanthapura burn down their own village and continue their activism. The British government grants independence to the village of Kanthapura. The men of Kanthapura form a new government and expel the British. The women of Kanthapura abandon their activism and return to their traditional roles.

What role do the women assume in Kanthapura?

Question Answer Choices They support the British authorities. They assume power in the absence of their men. They become passive observers. They flee to the jungle with the men.

What method does Raja Rao use to relate the past and impacts of change in Kanthapura?

Question Answer Choices Historical documents Diaries and journals Oral story-telling method Written letters

Who returns to the village of Kanthapura at the end of the novel?

Question Answer Choices Achakka Patel Gowda Gandhi Kenchamma

What is a major theme in Kanthapura by Raja Rao?

Question Answer Choices The importance of traditional rituals and customs The economic prosperity of rural Indian villages The conflict between urban and rural lifestyles in India Unification of different Indian castes under a Gandhian system of social justice

Who organizes the women of Kanthapura to continue the protest after Moorthy is jailed?

Question Answer Choices A British official Moorthy's mother The village headman Rangamma

What ideology does Moorthy remain loyal to throughout Kanthapura?

Question Answer Choices The Marxist ideology. The British colonial rule. The Gandhian doctrine. The capitalist doctrine.