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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 is the first thing Ravana thinks about each morning?
(a) Sita
(b) Rama
(c) His wives
(d) His power

2. Who does Hanuman defeat with a single blow?
(a) General Prahasta
(b) Lanka herself
(c) Ravana
(d) Trijata

3. What incident does Sita ask Hanuman to recall to Rama?
(a) His breaking the bow
(b) Their marriage
(c) Their exile together
(d) The crow attacking her

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

5. What does General Prahasta ask Ravana to do?
(a) Declare war
(b) Negotiate with Rama
(c) Give Sita back
(d) Stall

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Queen Mandodari return to Sita?

2. How many warriors does Ravana have in Lanka?

3. What does Prahasta carry in addition to weapons, rockets and poisons?

4. What demand does Ravana make of Sita?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rama’s return to the throne of Ayodhya.

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

3. Describe the Rakshasis Hanuman sees when he is searching Lanka.

4. What happens to Queen Mandodari after Ravana’s death?

5. Describe the origins of the Ramayana.

6. Explain Vibhishana’s change of heart regarding Ravana.

7. What advice does Khumbakarna give Ravana before he goes to fight?

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

9. Describe Rama and Sita’s return to Ayodhya.

10. How is Ravana killed?

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