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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Rama's wife in Ravana?
(a) Soorpanakha.
(b) Sita.
(c) Vedavati.
(d) Kunthi.

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

4. Who gave Ravana his name?
(a) Bhadra.
(b) Vishnu.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Surya.

5. Who is dragged by his tail on fire through Ravana's city?
(a) Hari.
(b) Hanuman.
(c) Jumadi.
(d) Jagannath.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who orders Madhavi destroyed by fire in The Mispaired Anklet?

3. With whom does Kovalan have an affair with in The Mispaired Anklet?

4. Who had Ravana attacked and tormented during one of his excursions and later gave Ravana his third curse?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What gods assist Nala's brother in tricking Nala? How and why?

2. Who named Ravana? Describe his family.

3. Who does Damayanti encounter in Chedi? What does she do at that point?

4. Why does Ravana attack his brother? What does he steal from him?

5. Why do Ravana and his brothers go into seclusion? What does Ravana gain?

6. What is Sita's reaction to Ravana once she has been kidnapped?

7. What do Ravana and his brothers do when they come out from seclusion?

8. Describe the figure of Valmiki. What great work did he compose?

9. Who does Savitri discover by her husband in the forest in Savitri? What does she say to him?

10. Who arrives to save Sita in Ravana? What does he do to free her?

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