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

2. Valmiki composed how many stanzas of the Ramayana?
(a) 24,000.
(b) 36,000.
(c) 48,000.
(d) 12,000.

3. 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) Yama.
(d) Narada.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kovalan married to in The Mispaired Anklet?

2. Who is Angada's father in Ravana?

3. With what sage does Rama decide to live with in the forest as an example to his people in Valmiki?

4. Who is Rama's wife in Ravana?

5. To what two sons of Rama's does Valmiki pass along the Ramayana?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who named Ravana? Describe his family.

2. How does Ravana die?

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

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

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

6. Who is Savitri's father with when she announces who she chooses for a husband? What is his reply?

7. What causes the downfall of Kovalan in The Mispaired Anklet?

8. What does a serpent give Nala in repayment for saving him?

9. What do the king and queen of Madurai do upon learning of the wrongs done to Kovalan in The Mispaired Anklet? What does Kannagi do?

10. What does Ravana hear of Rama throughout the city? What is his impression?

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