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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. 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) Another man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A prostitute.

2. What does the goddess Devi wear?
(a) Silver rings.
(b) Green robes.
(c) Gold necklaces.
(d) Red robes.

3. What bad omen did Kovalan fail to see in front of him at the marketplace in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) A three armed monkey.
(b) A humped bull.
(c) A snake with two heads.
(d) A fish with no tail.

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

5. What does the serpent's venom do to Nala?
(a) Kills him.
(b) Changes his appearance.
(c) Makes him bleed.
(d) Makes him hallucinate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Viswamitra, Sabala does not want to leave her sage and asks that she be allowed to create men to ________.

2. Ravana is first known by what name?

3. In what kingdom is Nala befriended by the king?

4. What weapon does Ravana give his son with which to attack a giant monkey?

5. The goddess Devi sends word that she wants Mahisha to either come and face her, or return where?

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