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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Five; Harischandra, Sibi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who orders Chandramati to be beheaded?
(a) Shiva.
(b) Chandala.
(c) Soma.
(d) Chitragupta.

2. What half-human, half-cow does Vasishta reveal in Viswamitra?
(a) Chudala.
(b) Iswara.
(c) Sabala.
(d) Shiva.

3. Where does Viswamitra seek solitude, renounce all speech, and rid himself of anger?
(a) The Indian Ocean.
(b) The desert..
(c) The forest.
(d) The Himalayas.

4. In Viswamitra, Sabala does not want to leave her sage and asks that she be allowed to create men to ________.
(a) Marry her.
(b) Cater to her.
(c) Fight off the king's soldiers.
(d) Kill the king.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What beast attacks Harischandra's city when he returns from seeing the sage?

2. Viswamitra lies in the path of what woman whom he encounters one day while making the rounds of his capital?

3. What ruler of the gods does Mahisha taunt endlessly in Devi?

4. What does the goddess Devi ride upon?

5. What drops into King Sibi's lap when he is dozing?

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