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

2. How does Surpanakha cause trouble for Rama and Sita?
(a) She desires Rama
(b) Rama threatens her
(c) She is afraid of Sita's beauty
(d) She is hungry for Sita

3. What do the queens do in Dasaratha’s name, after his funeral?
(a) Give gifts
(b) Dedicate temples
(c) Say prayers
(d) Light fires

4. Why can’t Ravana force Sita?
(a) The gods' law binds him
(b) He will die
(c) His wives will protect her
(d) He will lose her unless she consents

5. What work does the Ramayana follow after?
(a) The Koran
(b) The Mahabharata
(c) The Bhagavad-Gita.
(d) The Iliad

Short Answer Questions

1. In what did Valmiki see Rama’s life?

2. After the rains, who are Rama and Lakshmana waiting for to resume their search for Sita?

3. What word does the Ramayana begin with?

4. What do Guha’s bones say when Bharata shows up looking for Rama?

5. What does the crow surrender, when he apologizes to Rama?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Sita’s response when she hears about Rama’s exile?

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

4. What delays Rama in his search for Sita?

5. Describe the history of Five-Apsarasa Lake.

6. How does Rama help Hanuman?

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

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

9. How did the statue of Shiva save Guha’s life?

10. Describe Rama and Lakshmana’s training by Viswamitra.

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