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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Four; Nala, Savitri, The Mispaired Anklet, Shakuntala.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what clan was the king who gave Ravana his third curse?
(a) Aditi.
(b) Ikshvahu.
(c) Esakki.
(d) Ugratara.

2. In what kingdom is Nala befriended by the king?
(a) Punjab.
(b) Kerala.
(c) Tripura.
(d) Rituparna.

3. What does the goddess Devi ride upon?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A lion.

4. Who is left with nothing but his loincloth in the ending of Nala?
(a) Valmiki.
(b) Narada.
(c) Satyavan.
(d) Pushkara.

5. What assistant of Shiva's, who is deformed and dwarfish, orders Ravana to cease and desist from moving the mountain?
(a) Nandi.
(b) Nookambika.
(c) Narada.
(d) Nirrith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Rama's emissaries is the son of the god of wind and endowed with extreme strength in Ravana?

2. What in Sanskrit refers to the foremost poet or fountainhead of poetry?

3. What happens to Kovalan after the goldsmith reports him for theft in The Mispaired Anklet?

4. Who tells Savitri that she should not marry the man she desires because he can see the future?

5. To what town do Kovalan and his wife move once he has lost everything?

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