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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Five; Harischandra, Sibi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ fills the tree in which Lavana lands.
(a) Birds.
(b) Moths.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Monkeys.

2. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?
(a) Brihaspati.
(b) Kacha.
(c) Sukracharya.
(d) Devayani.

3. How many arms did Ravana have at birth?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

4. In his Sankha's first incarnation in the story Valmiki, the thief is a scholarly man who falls in love with what kind of person?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) Another man.
(d) A goddess.

5. What female does Brahma create to enrich the universe in Manmata?
(a) Sandhya.
(b) Devi.
(c) Devayani.
(d) Sabala.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Harischandra given to pay the fee to the old man in the forest?

2. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.

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

4. Mahisha intends to make the goddess Devi __________.

5. What great sage is master of the Sanjivini mantra in Yayati?

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