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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 does Nala save a serpent from in Nala?
(a) A falling tree.
(b) A fire.
(c) A large bird.
(d) Lightning.

2. Who visits Valmiki and tells him the prophecy of a great man, born into the race of Ikshvahus?
(a) Lava.
(b) Narada.
(c) Lakshmana.
(d) Viswamitra.

3. In Viswamitra, the mightiest of the kingly race is a king named __________.
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Brahma.
(c) Vasishta.
(d) Chedi.

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

5. In the end of Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja claims that man's greatest guru is what?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His first born son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Rama's emissaries is the son of the god of wind and endowed with extreme strength in Ravana?

2. What does the goddess Devi wear?

3. How many heads did Ravana have at birth?

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

5. Who is referred to as the god of air, rain, and ocean in Nala?

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