View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can’t Ravana force Sita?
(a) He will die
(b) The gods' law binds him
(c) He will lose her unless she consents
(d) His wives will protect her

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

3. What do Guha’s bones say when Bharata shows up looking for Rama?
(a) He should not be hindered
(b) He is king now
(c) He is suspicious
(d) He is ready for training in the forest

4. Who is Rama descended from?
(a) The ocean
(b) The earth
(c) The sun
(d) The underworld

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

6. Where does Ravana put Sita, when he gets her back to Lanka?
(a) In his bedroom
(b) In a kennel
(c) In a grove of Asaka trees
(d) In with the harem

7. Why does Dasaratha say he wants to step down?
(a) He has too many responsibilities
(b) His debts to himself are all paid
(c) His health is failing
(d) He enjoys too much happiness

8. In what way is Ravana vulnerable?
(a) He can be drowned
(b) He can be stabbed in a certain place
(c) A human can kill him
(d) He can be killed by poison

9. Where is Sita born?
(a) In a barn
(b) In a palace
(c) In the ocean
(d) In a furrow

10. Why does Bharadwaja bless Kaikeyi?
(a) Because Rama's exile will benefit the entire world
(b) Because he knows she was innocent
(c) Because she wants to kill herself in grief
(d) Because he sympathizes with her regrets

11. How does Sugriva say he learned the layout of the earth?
(a) By being chased by Vali
(b) By his many explorations
(c) By his search for his own wife
(d) By his long hunting trips

12. What is Pushpaka driven by?
(a) Horses
(b) Swans
(c) Wind
(d) Mind

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

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

15. What does Bharata answer when Bharadwaja says that he knows that the king is dead?
(a) That the king's death has to be avenged
(b) That he is king now
(c) That the king was murdered
(d) That Rama is the king

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sauti say that Rama is beyond?

2. What does Viswakarman build for Bharata?

3. Where did Kaikeyi’s wishes come from?

4. What is Rama’s answer when Sita urges him to discard his war arrows?

5. How was Guha’s life returned to him after he died of fever?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 489 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample