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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When does Rama kill Ravana?
(a) Dusk
(b) Sunset
(c) Dawn
(d) Noon

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

6. What form does Hanuman take when he is searching Lanka for Sita?
(a) A demon
(b) A cat
(c) A man
(d) A monkey

7. Why do Rama and Sita have to return to Ayodhya?
(a) Another demon army is poised to invade Ayodhya in Rama’s absence
(b) Bharata has pledged to kill himself if they have not returned
(c) Rama has a narrow astrological window to establish himself as king.
(d) Bharata is going to rule forever if they are not back by the right time

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

9. What do the animals beat the demon army back with?
(a) Magic
(b) Curses
(c) Trees
(d) Swords

10. What does Khumbakarna say his only law is?
(a) Hunger
(b) Dissatisfaction
(c) Dreams
(d) Violence

11. What had Narayana done to be cursed with one day losing his own wife?
(a) Defeated the drought demons in battle
(b) Violated a brahmana's sanctuary and killed his wife
(c) Stolen a serving girl and run off with her
(d) Neglected his wife for Apsarasa consorts

12. Who defeats the demon army single-handedly on the third morning of the war?
(a) Hunuman
(b) Sugriva
(c) Rama
(d) Jambavan

13. Who tells the monkeys where Sita is?
(a) Sampati
(b) Angada
(c) Vali
(d) Jatayu

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

15. How is Indrajit killed?
(a) His limbs are all cut off
(b) He is buried
(c) He is beheaded
(d) He is stabbed in the heart

Short Answer Questions

1. After his victory, what is Rama presented with?

2. What does Ravana do to Hanuman?

3. Who makes dinner for Rama and Sita on their way back to Ayodhya?

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

5. What is in the storeroom in Lanka, which Vibhishana shows Hanuman?

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