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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn’t the river Godavari tell Rama where Sita is?
(a) It did not see Ravana take Sita
(b) It is loyal to Ravana
(c) It is afraid of Ravana
(d) It cannot speak in Rama's language

2. What does the poet say is the hardest thing of all to do?
(a) Deserve rewards from a god
(b) Become a god
(c) Make contacts with a god
(d) Forgive a god

3. Where does Sumantra put Dasaratha’s body after he dies?
(a) In a vat of oil
(b) On a pyre
(c) In a tomb
(d) In the burial room of the palace

4. What is Bharata’s response when he is told that he will be king now?
(a) He is miserable
(b) He is elated
(c) He is silent
(d) He is uncertain

5. In whose name does Maricha appeal to Ravana, to leave Sita alone?
(a) His own
(b) His wives'
(c) His own
(d) His people

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the queens do in Dasaratha’s name, after his funeral?

2. Whom does Dasaratha tell Rama and Lakshmana to serve at the beginning of chapter 3?

3. Who offers Sita food?

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

5. What do Guha’s bones say when Bharata shows up looking for Rama?

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