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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Kannagi would have redemption in how many days, according to the gods in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 14.

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

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

5. Who tells Savitri that she should not marry the man she desires because he can see the future?
(a) Yama.
(b) Kannagi.
(c) Pushkara.
(d) Narada.

6. Who is Nala's brother that challenges Nala to a game of dice?
(a) Paranjay.
(b) Prachur.
(c) Padmaj.
(d) Pushkara.

7. 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) An old woman.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) Another man.
(d) A goddess.

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

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

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

11. Where does Damayanti get dropped off by a caravan while seeking her husband Nala?
(a) Himachal.
(b) Jharkhand.
(c) Chedi.
(d) Sikkim.

12. Who is referred to as chief of the minor gods in Nala?
(a) Radha.
(b) Bhadra.
(c) Dharma.
(d) Indra.

13. To what town do Kovalan and his wife move once he has lost everything?
(a) Mirzapur.
(b) Madurai.
(c) Purnia.
(d) Bathinda.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shiva's assistant curses Ravana and tells him that _______ will bring about his demise.

2. Who visits Valmiki and tells him the prophecy of a great man, born into the race of Ikshvahus?

3. How many heads did Ravana have at birth?

4. Who throws herself into a fire to cleanse herself of Ravana's touch?

5. Who gave Ravana his name?

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