2. Why does Dasaratha believe it is fair that Rama should be sent away from him?
(a) Because Rama has important things to learn in exile
(b) Because he owed a debt to the gods of the woods
(c) Because he once killed a young man unintentionally
(d) Because he had taken too much pride in him

3. What is it that the rain kills?
(a) Rama's love for Sita
(b) The dust
(c) The earth
(d) The monkeys' joy

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

5. Which god fitted husband and wife to each other?
(a) Viswakarman
(b) Brahma
(c) Indra
(d) Sukesha

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

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

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

9. Whom does Dasaratha tell Rama and Lakshmana to serve at the beginning of chapter 3?
(a) Vasishtha
(b) Vaishravana
(c) Viswamitra
(d) Sauti

10. What does Guha find remarkable about Bharata?
(a) That he has stifled his own desire to rule
(b) That he allowed Rama to be exiled
(c) That he would not give up his kingdom
(d) That he has not already killed his mother

11. What does Sita wear in exile?
(a) Men's clothes
(b) Armor
(c) Bark and rags
(d) Her fine clothes

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

13. What do the old men of Ayodhya ask Rama?
(a) To start a new city with them
(b) To have Kaikeyi killed
(c) To stay in Ayodhya
(d) To kill Dasaratha

14. Who wins the drinking contest Lakshmana enters into?
(a) It is a tie
(b) Guha
(c) Lakshmana
(d) Rama

15. What equipment of Rama’s does Agastya replace?
(a) His sandals
(b) His quiver
(c) His bow
(d) His arrows