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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 test does Rama pass, to marry Sita?
(a) Breaking Janaka's bow
(b) Solving a puzzle
(c) Performing heroic tasks
(d) Beating other suitors in a race

2. Why does Bharadwaja bless Kaikeyi?
(a) Because she wants to kill herself in grief
(b) Because he knows she was innocent
(c) Because he sympathizes with her regrets
(d) Because Rama's exile will benefit the entire world

3. What age of the world are Viswamitra and Dasaratha living in?
(a) The second
(b) The first
(c) The third
(d) The fifth

4. What is Pushpaka driven by?
(a) Swans
(b) Mind
(c) Horses
(d) Wind

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 Swayamprabha say Maya is master of?

2. What does Agni do for Indra after Indra seduces Gautama’s wife?

3. What is this age characterized by?

4. What work does the Ramayana follow after?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the wedding of Rama and Sita.

2. Describe Bharata’s meeting with Guha.

3. Describe the birth of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrughna.

4. Describe Dasaratha’s funeral.

5. What kind of relationship do Sita and Ravana have, from their first meeting?

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

7. How does the Ramayana explain where it has its origin as a poem?

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

9. Describe the origin of the city of Lanka.

10. Why does Agastya replace Rama’s bow?

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