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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The one commendable thing Ravana does in his life is marry whom?
(a) Nandi.
(b) Indrajit.
(c) Mandodari.
(d) Hanuman.

2. How many heads did Ravana have at birth?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. Savriti tells her father that she found the man she wishes to marry __________.
(a) In a hermitage.
(b) The market.
(c) By the sea.
(d) In the mountains.

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

5. To what goddess does Asvapati pray for a child?
(a) Savitri.
(b) Chudala.
(c) Tripura Sundari.
(d) Devi.

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

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

8. What is the name of the man Savriti wants to marry in the story with her name?
(a) Samarth.
(b) Suranjan.
(c) Satyavan.
(d) Sharang.

9. Who is Shakuntala's mother?
(a) Menaka.
(b) Madhura.
(c) Muthunagai.
(d) Miraya.

10. What is the true identity of Siti in Valmiki?
(a) Mahavidya.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Lalitha.
(d) Murugan.

11. Of what clan was the king who gave Ravana his third curse?
(a) Esakki.
(b) Ikshvahu.
(c) Aditi.
(d) Ugratara.

12. Who rises into the sky and breaks the tower of Ravana's palace?
(a) Veerabhadra.
(b) Vali.
(c) Vivasvat.
(d) Vithoba.

13. Who is left with nothing but his loincloth in the ending of Nala?
(a) Valmiki.
(b) Pushkara.
(c) Satyavan.
(d) Narada.

14. What beautiful young princess does a poet tell Nala about when visiting?
(a) Savitri.
(b) Menaka.
(c) Soorpanakha.
(d) Damayanti.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What step-brother of Ravana's is a man of great respectability because of his tapas?

2. The spot where Kovalan arose and joined his wife is today a temple known as _________.

3. Where does Damayanti get dropped off by a caravan while seeking her husband Nala?

4. In what kingdom is Nala befriended by the king?

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

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