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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first to rid the earth of Rakshasas?
(a) Narada
(b) Garuda
(c) Indrajit
(d) Indra

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

3. Where did Kaikeyi’s wishes come from?
(a) From her father
(b) Having worked for Indra
(c) Having helped Brahma
(d) Having saved Dasaratha's life

4. What do the Valakhila saints say war is preferable to?
(a) Peace
(b) Fear
(c) Friendship
(d) Submission

5. How far from India is Lanka?
(a) 10 leagues
(b) 100 leagues
(c) 20 leagues
(d) 50 leagues

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sita wear in exile?

2. What brings Valmiki out of the anthill?

3. For how long had Rama and Sita been married when Dasaratha says that he wants Rama to rule?

4. Why does Rama kill Vali?

5. Why doesn’t the river Godavari tell Rama where Sita is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ravana’s origins.

2. Why does Rama insist on going into the Dandaka Forest, against Sita’s wishes?

3. Describe Bharadwaja’s feast for Bharata and his party.

4. How does Hanuman characterize the story of Rama and Sita to Jambavan?

5. What gift does Indra make to Sita?

6. How is the idea of stealing Sita first presented to Ravana?

7. What is Bharata’s response when he hears that Dasaratha is dead?

8. Describe Sita’s origins, and how she comes to be Rama’s wife.

9. How does Rama help Hanuman?

10. Why does Kaikeyi ask for Rama to be sent away?

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