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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Damayanti get dropped off by a caravan while seeking her husband Nala?
(a) Chedi.
(b) Himachal.
(c) Jharkhand.
(d) Sikkim.

2. The hawk tells King Sibi that he does not eat _____________.
(a) Deer.
(b) Meat.
(c) Antelope.
(d) Carrion.

3. 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 __________.
(a) Love and fear.
(b) Sensual pleasures.
(c) Love and hatred.
(d) Good and evil, pain, pleasure, loss, and gain.

4. What beast attacks Harischandra's city when he returns from seeing the sage?
(a) A gorilla.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A giant boar.
(d) A crocodile.

5. Valmiki composed how many stanzas of the Ramayana?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 24,000.
(c) 48,000.
(d) 36,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What half-human, half-cow does Vasishta reveal in Viswamitra?

2. Who becomes king after Nala loses at a game of dice?

3. What does the name Ravana translate to in English?

4. Kumbha claims that the curse put on him makes him turn into ___________ every night.

5. Who rises into the sky and breaks the tower of Ravana's palace?

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