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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. For how long does Rama reign in Ayodhya?
(a) 64,000 years
(b) 11,000 years
(c) 1,000 years
(d) 100,000 years

2. 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) Neglected his wife for Apsarasa consorts
(d) Stolen a serving girl and run off with her

3. What is Ravana’s response to Time when Time comes for Ravana’s life?
(a) That he is greater than Time
(b) That Time is his servant
(c) That Ravana will never be conquered
(d) That Time is ruled by anyone with free will

4. How old are Kusa and Lava when they come to tell the Ramayana at the festival?
(a) 10
(b) 16
(c) 12
(d) 14

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vibhishana say Ravana can do to a messenger?

2. Who saves Hanuman from Ravana’s torture?

3. Where does Pushpaka go after Rama’s coronation?

4. What does Ravana ask his two magicians to create by magic?

5. What does Hanuman do with the bracelet Rama gives him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the origins of the Ramayana.

2. How does Indrajit capture Hanuman, and how does Hanuman get free?

3. What is the outcome of Ravana’s conversation with time?

4. How did Mainaka come to be at the bottom of the sea?

5. Why does Vibhishana defect from Ravana?

6. Describe Rama and Sita’s disappearance from the earth.

7. Describe Hanuman’s leap.

8. What success does Indrajit have on the battlefield?

9. Describe General Prahasta’s chariot.

10. Describe the treasure room Vibhishana shows Hanuman.

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