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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many arms did Ravana have at birth?
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 2.

4. Who is the mother of the five Pandava brothers in Draupadi?
(a) Khandoba.
(b) Krishna.
(c) Kamalatmika.
(d) Kunthi.

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

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

7. In what seacoast town does The Mispaired Anklet begin?
(a) Siliguri.
(b) Patiala.
(c) Puhar.
(d) Korba.

8. Who becomes king after Nala loses at a game of dice?
(a) Vali.
(b) Valmiki.
(c) Pushkara.
(d) Satyavan.

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

10. 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 white horse.
(c) A blue cow.
(d) A sword.

11. Which of Ravana's sons does he send to attack a giant monkey?
(a) Hanuman.
(b) Vibhishana.
(c) Indrajit.
(d) Kubera.

12. Rama is the incarnation of what god in Valmiki?
(a) Shiva.
(b) Vishnu.
(c) Devi.
(d) Brahma.

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

14. Who throws herself into a fire to cleanse herself of Ravana's touch?
(a) Kunthi.
(b) Soorpanakha.
(c) Mandodari.
(d) Vedavati.

15. Nala is the ruler of what kingdom?
(a) Nishadha.
(b) Rajasthan.
(c) Haryana.
(d) Karnataka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually stole the queen's anklet in The Mispaired Anklet?

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

3. What in ancient India was a practice of choosing a life partner from among a list of suitors, by a girl of marriageable age?

4. Nala leaves Damayanti within sight of _________.

5. What does the name Ravana translate to in English?

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