Draupadi is supposed to have asked Yudhisthira whether he had lost himself before staking her.

Question

Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

                              Draupadi’s question 

Draupadi is supposed to have asked Yudhisthira whether he had lost himself before staking her. Two contrary opinions were expressed in response to this question. 

One, that even if Yudhisthira had lost himself earlier, his wife remained under his control, so he could stake her. Two, that an unfree man (as Yudhisthira was when he had lost himself) could not stake another person. The matter remained unresolved; ultimately, Dhritarashtra restored to the Pandavas and Draupadi their personal freedom.

1. To whom did Draupadi ask question after losing in the dice game? 

A. Yudhisthira 

B. Duryodhana 

C. Dhritarashtra 

D. Bheeshma

2. Why is Draupadi raising these questions? 

A. She wanted to know her position as a wife. 

B. She wanted to challenge the Kauravas. 

C. She wanted to instigate the Pandavas for the war. 

D. She wanted to humiliate the Pandavas.

3. How did Draupadi react to her humiliating treatment? 

A. She raised the legal issues of property and ownership 

B. She challenged context of patriarchal marriage 

C. She symbolized the figure of the ultimate lord, master and owner 

D. She cried in shock and dismay at the treatment that she faced as a wife

4. How did Dhritirashtra react at the end? 

A. Dhritarashtra restored personal freedom to the Pandavas and Draupadi 

B. Dhritarashtra compelled the Pandavas to stay with Kauravas 

C. Dhritirashtra ordered Duryodhana to apologize 

D. Dhritirashtra called Yudhishthira to restore their power

5. How do you evaluate the position of Draupadi as a wife on the basis of this case? 

A. She objected over the behavior of her husbands. 

B. She had the property rights like her husbands. 

C. The family had complete rights over her 

D. She was having hatred feelings for her husbands

6. How was Draupadi’s question related to womanhood? 

A. She raised the question on the status of the women 

B. She took stand for patriarchal norms 

C. She raised all passive nature questions 

D. She quietly accepted her plight

Answer 1

1. A. Yudhisthira

2. A. She wanted to know her position as a wife

3. D. She cried in shock and dismay at the treatment that she faced as a wife

4. A. Dhritarashtra restored personal freedom to the Pandavas and Draupadi

5. A. She objected over the behavior of her husbands.

6. A. She raised the question on the status of the women