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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his victory, what is Rama presented with?
(a) Bharata's sandals
(b) Clothes from Ayodhya
(c) Sita's scarf and jewels
(d) Ravana's robe

2. Who said that creatures with faces like monkeys would kill Ravana?
(a) Brahma
(b) Nandin
(c) Maya
(d) Indra

3. Why does Hanuman do what he does with the bracelet Rama gives him?
(a) It will tarnish and fade
(b) It is made of matter, not of time
(c) It will not have any value in Rama's absence
(d) It does not have Rama's name on it

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

5. Who first leads the demons against the bear and monkey army?
(a) Ravana himself
(b) Trijata
(c) General Prahasta
(d) Surpanakha

6. Who saves Hanuman from Ravana’s torture?
(a) Sita
(b) Indra
(c) Trijata
(d) Brahma

7. What proves Sita’s innocence of the charges that led her to be banished?
(a) The lightning in the sky flashes at her command
(b) Her mother, the earth, takes her home
(c) Ravana's spirit returns to testify to it
(d) Trijata testifies in front of everyone at the festival

8. What is Sita’s reaction when Indrajit shows her Rama’s head?
(a) She weeps inconsolably
(b) She considers accepting Ravana
(c) She tears her hair out
(d) She is unmoved

9. How does Hanuman ultimately find Sita?
(a) He hears sad voices
(b) He gets a demon to tell him where she is
(c) Guards lead him to her
(d) He sees her while he is leaping

10. For how many years does Rama continue to rule Ayodhya after his festival?
(a) 10,000 years
(b) 14,000 years
(c) 28,000 years
(d) 1,000 years

11. When is the demon army most powerful?
(a) Dawn
(b) Night
(c) Dusk
(d) Noon

12. Who goes to tell Bharata that Rama is coming?
(a) Hanuman
(b) Pushpaka
(c) Sugriva
(d) Jambavan

13. Who makes dinner for Rama and Sita on their way back to Ayodhya?
(a) Vibhishana
(b) Guha
(c) Trijata
(d) Viswakarman

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

15. What demand does Ravana make of Sita?
(a) Forget yourself
(b) Pretend I am Rama
(c) Kill Rama
(d) Desire me

Short Answer Questions

1. Rama says that he will fight Ravana but not whom?

2. What takes Sita’s place while she is banished?

3. Who defeats the demon army single-handedly on the third morning of the war?

4. What incident does Sita ask Hanuman to recall to Rama?

5. What is the first thing Ravana thinks about each morning?

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