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

2. What forces Lavana's family to move from their home in the magical world in Lavana?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A flood.
(c) A famine.
(d) A fire.

3. What does Lavana find himself alone with, which he cannot chase or tame in Lavana?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A black dog.
(c) A gray horse.
(d) A black horse.

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

5. 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) Andhaka.
(b) Kali.
(c) Pishacha.
(d) Mahishasura.

Short Answer Questions

1. What messenger does Nala send to a beautiful princess in Nala?

2. Where does Viswamitra seek solitude, renounce all speech, and rid himself of anger?

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

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

5. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.

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