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

2. The Sanjivini mantra is an incantation that can _____________.
(a) Make it rain.
(b) Ensure bountiful crops.
(c) Heal the sick.
(d) Bring the dead back to life.

3. 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?
(a) Kali.
(b) Andhaka.
(c) Pishacha.
(d) Mahishasura.

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

5. Who is Angada's father in Ravana?
(a) Vibhishana.
(b) Vishwakarma.
(c) Vishnu.
(d) Vali.

Short Answer Questions

1. The storyteller in Devi concludes by saying that whoever recites this prayer of thanksgiving on _________ will find protection from evil.

2. Vasishta explains to the king that his strength comes from where in Viswamitra?

3. What god is referred to as the protector in Devi?

4. Every demon, according to the storyteller, seeks what in Devi?

5. What word refers to pleasure and enjoyment in Sanskrit?

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