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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose daughter does Ravana marry?
(a) The god of illusion
(b) The god of the ocean
(c) The god of the earth
(d) The god of the sun

2. How is the search for Sita broken up?
(a) By the four quarters
(b) By land, sea, and air
(c) By all the various peoples and creatures living on the earth
(d) By underworld, earth, kingdoms of the gods, and heavens

3. What compromise do Rama and Bharata reach?
(a) To let Rama rule from exile
(b) To arrange for Kaikeyi to relent
(c) To convince Dasaratha to come back himself
(d) To put Rama's sandals on the throne

4. How do humans win favors from gods in the Ramayana?
(a) By acquiring merit
(b) By praying
(c) By besieging their castles
(d) By purchasing favors

5. How are Rama and the others revived?
(a) Dasaratha’s spirit convinces Brahma to restore them
(b) Indrajit’s illusions wear off, and they are restored
(c) Sita utters a spell that revives them
(d) Hanuman brings the Medicine Hill of Life from the Himalya

Short Answer Questions

1. What does General Prahasta ask Ravana to do?

2. What does Ravana ask his two magicians to create by magic?

3. What is Pushpaka driven by?

4. For how long had Rama and Sita been married when Dasaratha says that he wants Rama to rule?

5. What work does the Ramayana follow after?

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