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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. Where does Rama strike a deadly blow in Ravana?
(a) His head.
(b) His stomach.
(c) His neck.
(d) His heart.

2. Ravana is first known by what name?
(a) Mandodari.
(b) Dasagreeva.
(c) Kubera.
(d) Shiva.

3. Who advises Ravana to undo the thing that is causing all the strife and give Rama's wife back?
(a) Vishnu
(b) Vibhishana.
(c) Vaishnodevi.
(d) Vali.

4. Who rises into the sky and breaks the tower of Ravana's palace?
(a) Vivasvat.
(b) Vali.
(c) Vithoba.
(d) Veerabhadra.

5. Who actually stole the queen's anklet in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) The goldsmith.
(b) Madhavi.
(c) Menaka.
(d) Kannagi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scholar, after completing his studies, is returning home when he is confronted by a robber in Valmiki?

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

3. Of what clan was the king who gave Ravana his third curse?

4. What beautiful young princess does a poet tell Nala about when visiting?

5. What messenger does Nala send to a beautiful princess in Nala?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who comes to order Ravana to stop moving a mountain? What is his response?

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

4. Why is Asvapati praying in the beginning of Savitri? To whom does he pray?

5. Where does Nala leave Damayanti behind in Nala? Why?

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

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

8. What does Vibhishana suggest Ravana do rather than fight?

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

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

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