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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. The goddess Devi sends word that she wants Mahisha to either come and face her, or return where?
(a) Home.
(b) The netherworld.
(c) To her mother.
(d) The forest.

2. How many arms does the goddess Devi have?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 18.

3. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.
(a) Her curves and her eyes.
(b) Her eyes and her curves.
(c) Her eyes and her brain.
(d) Her brain and her hands.

4. What scholar, after completing his studies, is returning home when he is confronted by a robber in Valmiki?
(a) Saatvik.
(b) Sankha.
(c) Shambhu.
(d) Shubhang.

5. What is the true identity of Siti in Valmiki?
(a) Murugan.
(b) Lalitha.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Mahavidya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means buffalo in Sanskrit?

2. Mahisha intends to make the goddess Devi __________.

3. Who actually stole the queen's anklet in The Mispaired Anklet?

4. What demon asks the creator that he may continue to live unless a woman appears who is capable of killing him in a fight in Devi?

5. What sage invites the king and his men to come in and dine with him in Viswamitra?

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