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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the following statement: Rama and Lakshmana learned two mantras, one for strength, and one for ________.
(a) The ability to fly
(b) Insight
(c) More strength
(d) Cunning

2. Who plants the troubling idea in Kaikeyi’s mind?
(a) Manthara
(b) Dasaratha
(c) Bharata
(d) Rama

3. In what did Valmiki see Rama’s life?
(a) A handful of water
(b) A cup of tea
(c) A mirror
(d) A flowing river

4. What word does the Ramayana begin with?
(a) Om
(b) Lord
(c) Rama
(d) Vishnu

5. How does Rama shake off the people who follow him?
(a) With lies
(b) With false tracks
(c) With promises
(d) With threats

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agni do for Indra after Indra seduces Gautama’s wife?

2. Why does Dasaratha believe it is fair that Rama should be sent away from him?

3. What does the narrator say the world’s first verse of poetry was born from?

4. Who is Rama descended from?

5. What did Bharata see in his dream, when Dasaratha died?

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