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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 prostitute.
(d) A goddess.

2. Whom does Brahma offer to Manmata for marriage?
(a) Tari.
(b) Rufar.
(c) Rati.
(d) Tarib.

3. How many heads did Ravana have at birth?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. What was Kovalan's name in his previous life in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) Balaram.
(b) Bahubali.
(c) Bharata.
(d) Bishanpal.

5. What ruler of the gods does Mahisha taunt endlessly in Devi?
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Shiva.
(c) Indra.
(d) Dattatreya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nala's brother that challenges Nala to a game of dice?

2. Manmata is the god of ______________.

3. Which of Rama's brothers does Viswamitra invite to accompany him to help protect sacrifices that are being meddled with by demons?

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. Viswamitra decides to create his own heaven and universe, and makes it upside-down so __________ will feel right-side up.

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