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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Kovalan after the goldsmith reports him for theft in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) He is fined.
(b) He is told to leave and never come back.
(c) He is killed.
(d) A hand is cut off.

2. What mountain gets in Ravana's way when riding home after vanquishing his brother's lands?
(a) The Kailas mountain.
(b) The Kapilash mountain.
(c) The Kalanag mountain.
(d) The Kangyatse mountain.

3. What step-brother of Ravana's is a man of great respectability because of his tapas?
(a) Soorpanakha.
(b) Dasagreeva.
(c) Kubera.
(d) Nandi.

4. What in Sanskrit refers to the foremost poet or fountainhead of poetry?
(a) Chidira Locaka.
(b) Adi Kavi.
(c) Locaka Adi.
(d) Kavi Chidira.

5. Who advises Ravana to undo the thing that is causing all the strife and give Rama's wife back?
(a) Vaishnodevi.
(b) Vibhishana.
(c) Vali.
(d) Vishnu

6. Which of Rama's brothers does Viswamitra invite to accompany him to help protect sacrifices that are being meddled with by demons?
(a) Loknath.
(b) Narada.
(c) Lakshmana.
(d) Nibodh.

7. What messenger does Nala send to a beautiful princess in Nala?
(a) A swan.
(b) A horse.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A monkey.

8. What weapon does Ravana give his son with which to attack a giant monkey?
(a) The Unmattacitta Aarii.
(b) The Ekaakii Idaaniimapi.
(c) The Brahma Astra.
(d) The Ekaakii Astra.

9. What gods work with Nala's brother to convince him to play a game of dice?
(a) Nandni and Vithoba.
(b) Tejaji and Parvati.
(c) Kannaki and Chandra.
(d) Kali and Dwapara.

10. 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.

11. With whom does Kovalan have an affair with in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) Madhavi.
(b) Varuna.
(c) Kunthi.
(d) Kannagi.

12. The spot where Kovalan arose and joined his wife is today a temple known as _________.
(a) Pattini Devi.
(b) Krayavikrayin Aaghaata.
(c) Sataa Dhaagaara.
(d) Hpati Sataa.

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

14. What does the name Ravana translate to in English?
(a) Peace.
(b) Scream.
(c) Trust.
(d) Friend.

15. Ravana is first known by what name?
(a) Shiva.
(b) Mandodari.
(c) Dasagreeva.
(d) Kubera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what clan was the king who gave Ravana his third curse?

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

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

4. What does the serpent's venom do to Nala?

5. Who is Rama's wife in Ravana?

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