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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ravana say he will do, if Sita will be his?
(a) Cut off nine heads
(b) Take her where she likes
(c) Good deeds
(d) Spare Rama's life

2. How many times does this character plead with Ravana?
(a) 9
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 7

3. Where does Rama say that true friendship comes from?
(a) A gift of the gods
(b) Blood ties
(c) Sharing a history in a region
(d) Kindness and giving help

4. Who does the Ocean agree to be bound by?
(a) Nala
(b) Rama
(c) Hanuman
(d) Jambavan

5. What was pulled into the air by Hanuman’s leap?
(a) Flowers
(b) Stars
(c) Planets
(d) Sand

6. Why does Rama tell Lakshmana to abandon Sita by the Ganga River?
(a) Because he must be blameless as a king
(b) Because it is the beginning of the end of his reign
(c) Because he is disgusted by her now
(d) Because he is angry about her betrayal

7. How old are Kusa and Lava when they come to tell the Ramayana at the festival?
(a) 14
(b) 10
(c) 16
(d) 12

8. At what time of year does Rama kill Ravana?
(a) Winter solstice
(b) Autumn equinox
(c) Spring equinox
(d) Summer solstice

9. What does Ravana do to Hanuman?
(a) Cut off his ears
(b) Light his tail on fire
(c) Kill him
(d) Keep him in a dungeon

10. What color is Rama’s skin when he appears before Lanka?
(a) White
(b) Gold
(c) Blue
(d) Dark green

11. The least of Ravana’s warriors is as strong as what?
(a) A hurricane
(b) A mountain
(c) A god
(d) Ten elephants

12. What incident does Sita ask Hanuman to recall to Rama?
(a) Their exile together
(b) The crow attacking her
(c) Their marriage
(d) His breaking the bow

13. What allows Hanuman to leap to Lanka?
(a) He acquired a great deal of merit and is awarded with physical abilities
(b) He was given gifts by the gods
(c) He is lighter than the weight of the other monkeys
(d) He is the son of the wind

14. How does Hanuman say Sita seems to him, when he first sees her?
(a) Resplendent
(b) Bewildered
(c) Diminished
(d) Untouched

15. What does Vasishtha do to make Rama king?
(a) Gives him the keys to all the city's gates
(b) Bows before him and says a prayer
(c) Pours the water of the world over his head
(d) Lights the city's fire from Rama's birth fire

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the monkeys and bears go after Rama’s coronation?

2. Who comes to take Rama to death?

3. Why does Suka remain loyal to Ravana, even though he sees he is about to die?

4. What do the animals beat the demon army back with?

5. What does Ravana say is eternal?

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