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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rama is the incarnation of what god in Valmiki?

2. Savriti tells her father that she found the man she wishes to marry __________.

3. Who is Rama's wife in Ravana?

4. Who is referred to as the lord of Death in Nala?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What moral lesson is relayed in the story of Draupadi?

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

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

6. How does Ravana die?

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

8. Where does King Nala find himself after Damayanti's Swayamwara is announced?

9. Describe King Nala. Who visits him in the beginning of the story Nala?

10. What does Savitri do when her husband's death is coming near in Savitri?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the Indian practice of Swayamwara. How does this tradition differ from Western marriage arrangements? What power do women have within this system?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the characters of Draupadi, Yudhistira, Arjuna, Bhima, Nakula, Shadeless, and Kunthi. Who are the parents of the Pandava brothers? Where do they live?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss King Lavana. Where is Lavana ruler? How is he thought of by his subjects? What magician visits him?

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