2. What does the serpent's venom do to Nala?
(a) Changes his appearance.
(b) Makes him hallucinate.
(c) Kills him.
(d) Makes him bleed.

3. Who is referred to as the lord of Death in Nala?
(a) Yama.
(b) Varuna.
(c) Agni.
(d) Indra.

4. Shiva's assistant curses Ravana and tells him that _______ will bring about his demise.
(a) A monkey.
(b) Lightning.
(c) A snake.
(d) A fire.

5. To what two sons of Rama's does Valmiki pass along the Ramayana?
(a) Thenappan and Firdaus.
(b) Nimish and Timirbaran.
(c) Wajidali and Pavanaj.
(d) Kusa and Lava.

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

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

8. What in ancient India was a practice of choosing a life partner from among a list of suitors, by a girl of marriageable age?
(a) Swayamvara.
(b) Apadravya.
(c) Asaadhu.
(d) Saadhvasaadhu

9. Because his brother had attempted to advise him, Ravana decides to march upon his land, vanquish him, and steal which of his possessions?
(a) A flying chariot.
(b) A blue cow.
(c) A sword.
(d) A white horse.

10. What red-robed, red-eyed figure looming nearby with a noose in his hands does Savriti encounter in the woods?
(a) Narada.
(b) Madhavi.
(c) Kannagi.
(d) Yama.

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

12. Who is referred to as the god of air, rain, and ocean in Nala?
(a) Vamana.
(b) Vayu.
(c) Varuna.
(d) Vasu.

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

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

15. In his Sankha's first incarnation in the story Valmiki, the thief is a scholarly man who falls in love with what kind of person?
(a) A goddess.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) Another man.