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Gods, Demons, and Others Quiz

R. K. Narayan
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Gods, Demons, and Others Quiz

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1)

After battling Vasishta and losing, how long did Chedi go back to meditate in seclusion in Viswamitra? (from Two; Devi, Viswamitra, Manmata)

5,000 years.
1,500 years.
500 years.
1,000 years.
2)

What does the flesh on the scale turn into at the end of Sibi? (from Five; Harischandra, Sibi)

Stone.
Flowers.
Water.
Gold.
3)

Ravana is first known by what name? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

Dasagreeva.
Shiva.
Kubera.
Mandodari.
4)

Manmata is the god of ______________. (from Two; Devi, Viswamitra, Manmata)

Loyalty.
Fear.
Luck.
Love.
5)

What assistant of Shiva's, who is deformed and dwarfish, orders Ravana to cease and desist from moving the mountain? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

Nookambika.
Narada.
Nandi.
Nirrith.
6)

What in Sanskrit refers to the foremost poet or fountainhead of poetry? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

Chidira Locaka.
Adi Kavi.
Locaka Adi.
Kavi Chidira.
7)

What turns into the god of fire in Sibi? (from Five; Harischandra, Sibi)

The hawk.
The flamingo.
The crow.
The dove.
8)

What profession did R. K. Narayan's father hold? (from Five; Harischandra, Sibi)

Captain.
General.
Headmaster.
Doctor.
9)

Who rises into the sky and breaks the tower of Ravana's palace? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

Veerabhadra.
Vivasvat.
Vithoba.
Vali.
10)

What does the name Ravana translate to in English? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

Trust.
Peace.
Scream.
Friend.
11)

What happens to Kovalan after the goldsmith reports him for theft in The Mispaired Anklet? (from Four; Nala, Savitri, The Mispaired Anklet, Shakuntala)

A hand is cut off.
He is fined.
He is told to leave and never come back.
He is killed.
12)

To what two sons of Rama's does Valmiki pass along the Ramayana? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

Kusa and Lava.
Thenappan and Firdaus.
Nimish and Timirbaran.
Wajidali and Pavanaj.
13)

Because his brother had attempted to advise him, Ravana decides to march upon his land, vanquish him, and steal which of his possessions? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

A white horse.
A flying chariot.
A sword.
A blue cow.
14)

Who orders Chandramati to be beheaded? (from Five; Harischandra, Sibi)

Chandala.
Soma.
Shiva.
Chitragupta.
15)

Manmata asks Brahma if he may test his strength by sending out his __________. (from Two; Devi, Viswamitra, Manmata)

Knife.
Sword.
Dogs.
Arrows.
16)

What red-robed, red-eyed figure looming nearby with a noose in his hands does Savriti encounter in the woods? (from Four; Nala, Savitri, The Mispaired Anklet, Shakuntala)

Yama.
Madhavi.
Narada.
Kannagi.
17)

Whom does Chandramati command to take her to the cremation grounds after the death of her son? (from Five; Harischandra, Sibi)

Harischandra.
Menaka.
Bagalamukhi.
Viswamitra.
18)

Who becomes king after Nala loses at a game of dice? (from Four; Nala, Savitri, The Mispaired Anklet, Shakuntala)

Vali.
Valmiki.
Pushkara.
Satyavan.
19)

How many deaths does the hawk tell King Sibi he will have on his conscience if he doesn't hand over the prey? (from Five; Harischandra, Sibi)

4.
6.
5.
3.
20)

Where was R. K. Narayan born? (from Five; Harischandra, Sibi)

Ajmer.
Madras.
Cuddapah.
Ratlam.
21)

Who is Angada's father in Ravana? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

Vishwakarma.
Vibhishana.
Vishnu.
Vali.
22)

Asvapati is the ruler of what kingdom in the story Savitri? (from Four; Nala, Savitri, The Mispaired Anklet, Shakuntala)

Mudra.
Maharashtra.
Bihar.
Odisha.
23)

Who visits Valmiki and tells him the prophecy of a great man, born into the race of Ikshvahus? (from Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi)

Viswamitra.
Lava.
Narada.
Lakshmana.
24)

In what seacoast town does The Mispaired Anklet begin? (from Four; Nala, Savitri, The Mispaired Anklet, Shakuntala)

Korba.
Siliguri.
Puhar.
Patiala.
25)

Where does Viswamitra seek solitude, renounce all speech, and rid himself of anger? (from Two; Devi, Viswamitra, Manmata)

The Himalayas.
The desert..
The Indian Ocean.
The forest.
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