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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men accompany the king when he meets a sage in Viswamitra?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 1,000.

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

3. The woman in the woods refuses to help the king unless he does what in Lavana?
(a) Gives her money.
(b) Marries her.
(c) Answers a question.
(d) Shares a secret with her.

4. Who throws herself into a fire to cleanse herself of Ravana's touch?
(a) Vedavati.
(b) Soorpanakha.
(c) Mandodari.
(d) Kunthi.

5. What beautiful young princess does Sikhi-Dhvaja's father arrange for him to marry?
(a) Chinnamasta.
(b) Chamunda.
(c) Chandra.
(d) Chudala.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Sanskrit word refers to a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness?

2. Who rules the country in Sikhi-Dhvaja's absence?

3. What step-brother of Ravana's is a man of great respectability because of his tapas?

4. When the king awakens in Lavana, how long has he been asleep?

5. Where does Rama strike a deadly blow in Ravana?

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