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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. What Sanskrit word refers to a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness?
(a) Etaavaan.
(b) Rishi.
(c) Aagatavaan.
(d) Ekaakii.

2. What great sage is master of the Sanjivini mantra in Yayati?
(a) Devayani.
(b) Brihaspati.
(c) Kacha.
(d) Sukracharya.

3. What assistant of Shiva's, who is deformed and dwarfish, orders Ravana to cease and desist from moving the mountain?
(a) Nandi.
(b) Narada.
(c) Nookambika.
(d) Nirrith.

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

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

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. To what town do Kovalan and his wife move once he has lost everything?

3. What is the name of the young male aspic Chudala disguises herself as to appear to her husband?

4. What weapon does Ravana give his son with which to attack a giant monkey?

5. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?

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