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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Five; Harischandra, Sibi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The spot where Kovalan arose and joined his wife is today a temple known as _________.
(a) Hpati Sataa.
(b) Sataa Dhaagaara.
(c) Pattini Devi.
(d) Krayavikrayin Aaghaata.

2. Which of Ravana's sons does he send to attack a giant monkey?
(a) Indrajit.
(b) Hanuman.
(c) Vibhishana.
(d) Kubera.

3. Who rules the country in Sikhi-Dhvaja's absence?
(a) Sikhi-Dhvaja
(b) Lavana.
(c) Kumbha.
(d) Chudala.

4. Who advises Ravana to undo the thing that is causing all the strife and give Rama's wife back?
(a) Vali.
(b) Vibhishana.
(c) Vishnu
(d) Vaishnodevi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What forces Lavana's family to move from their home in the magical world in Lavana?

2. Manmata is the god of ______________.

3. Who is the saintly, venerable old man who appears to Harischandra after his chase of the wild beast?

4. Chudala, disguised as a young male aspic, tells Sikhi-Dhvaja that renouncing one's external possessions is not enough. He must also cultivate a detachment that will render him unaffected by __________.

5. How long does Chedi go to sit in seclusion and meditation before emerging to battle the sage in Viswamitra?

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