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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. With whom does Kovalan have an affair with in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) Madhavi.
(b) Kannagi.
(c) Varuna.
(d) Kunthi.
2. What does the serpent's venom do to Nala?
(a) Makes him hallucinate.
(b) Makes him bleed.
(c) Kills him.
(d) Changes his appearance.
3. Who is referred to as chief of the minor gods in Nala?
(a) Radha.
(b) Bhadra.
(c) Indra.
(d) Dharma.
4. Valmiki composed how many stanzas of the Ramayana?
(a) 36,000.
(b) 48,000.
(c) 24,000.
(d) 12,000.
5. What gods work with Nala's brother to convince him to play a game of dice?
(a) Kannaki and Chandra.
(b) Kali and Dwapara.
(c) Nandni and Vithoba.
(d) Tejaji and Parvati.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Nala save a serpent from in Nala?
2. What red-robed, red-eyed figure looming nearby with a noose in his hands does Savriti encounter in the woods?
3. Because his brother had attempted to advise him, Ravana decides to march upon his land, vanquish him, and steal which of his possessions?
4. Who is dragged by his tail on fire through Ravana's city?
5. Who is left with nothing but his loincloth in the ending of Nala?
Short Essay Questions
1. What moral lesson is relayed in the story of Draupadi?
2. Why do Ravana and his brothers go into seclusion? What does Ravana gain?
3. Where does Nala leave Damayanti behind in Nala? Why?
4. Describe King Nala. Who visits him in the beginning of the story Nala?
5. What gods assist Nala's brother in tricking Nala? How and why?
6. What does Savitri do when her husband's death is coming near in Savitri?
7. What does Vibhishana suggest Ravana do rather than fight?
8. 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?
9. Who is Savitri's father with when she announces who she chooses for a husband? What is his reply?
10. Why is Asvapati praying in the beginning of Savitri? To whom does he pray?
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