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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nala leaves Damayanti within sight of _________.
(a) Salvation.
(b) The great mountains.
(c) Her father's kingdom.
(d) The ocean.

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

3. Who visits Valmiki and tells him the prophecy of a great man, born into the race of Ikshvahus?
(a) Lava.
(b) Lakshmana.
(c) Narada.
(d) Viswamitra.

4. The name Shakuntala means "one who was brought up in the forest by" what creature?
(a) Birds.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Fish.
(d) Snakes.

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

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

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

8. Who is Kovalan married to in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) Kannagi.
(b) Madhavi.
(c) Yama.
(d) Narada.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the mother of the five Pandava brothers in Draupadi?

2. The one commendable thing Ravana does in his life is marry whom?

3. Asvapati is the ruler of what kingdom in the story Savitri?

4. Because his brother had attempted to advise him, Ravana decides to march upon his land, vanquish him, and steal which of his possessions?

5. What bad omen did Kovalan fail to see in front of him at the marketplace in The Mispaired Anklet?

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