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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Savriti tells her father that she found the man she wishes to marry __________.
(a) In a hermitage.
(b) The market.
(c) By the sea.
(d) In the mountains.

2. Nala is the ruler of what kingdom?
(a) Nishadha.
(b) Rajasthan.
(c) Haryana.
(d) Karnataka.

3. Who orders Madhavi destroyed by fire in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) Kamalatmika.
(b) Kannagi.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Kali.

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

5. What messenger does Nala send to a beautiful princess in Nala?
(a) A swan.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what sage does Rama decide to live with in the forest as an example to his people in Valmiki?

2. Who gave Ravana his name?

3. Who rises into the sky and breaks the tower of Ravana's palace?

4. What does the serpent's venom do to Nala?

5. Who is Rama's wife in Ravana?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Asvapati praying in the beginning of Savitri? To whom does he pray?

2. What causes the downfall of Kovalan in The Mispaired Anklet?

3. Describe the figure of Valmiki. What great work did he compose?

4. What do Ravana and his brothers do when they come out from seclusion?

5. Describe King Nala. Who visits him in the beginning of the story Nala?

6. Why do Ravana and his brothers go into seclusion? What does Ravana gain?

7. Who named Ravana? Describe his family.

8. Why does Ravana attack his brother? What does he steal from him?

9. What gods assist Nala's brother in tricking Nala? How and why?

10. Who is Savitri's father with when she announces who she chooses for a husband? What is his reply?

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