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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Vaishravana the god of?
(a) All the cosmos
(b) The rain
(c) The earth
(d) Wealth

2. What does Ravana risk with his desire to steal Sita?
(a) Death
(b) Loss of his powers
(c) War with the gods
(d) Humiliation

3. After the rains, who are Rama and Lakshmana waiting for to resume their search for Sita?
(a) Sugriva
(b) Angada
(c) Jambava
(d) Hanuman

4. What do the queens do in Dasaratha’s name, after his funeral?
(a) Say prayers
(b) Light fires
(c) Dedicate temples
(d) Give gifts

5. What did Bharata see in his dream, when Dasaratha died?
(a) The fires of Ayodhya went out
(b) The animals were eating each other
(c) The sky collpased
(d) The earth swallowed Rama

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the Ramayana begin with?

2. What does Suka say will be the result if Ravana kills Sita with his sword of empire?

3. What is Rama’s response when Bharata asks him to return and be king?

4. Why does Rama go after the deer in spite of Lakshmana’s warning that it is an illusion?

5. What reason does Sumantra give Dasaratha for his opinion?

(see the answer key)

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