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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 does Vasishtha do to make Rama king?
(a) Bows before him and says a prayer
(b) Gives him the keys to all the city's gates
(c) Pours the water of the world over his head
(d) Lights the city's fire from Rama's birth fire

2. Where does Pushpaka go after Rama’s coronation?
(a) Back to the Himalya
(b) Back to Vaishravana
(c) Back to Lanka
(d) Back to Brahma

3. Who defeats the demon army single-handedly on the third morning of the war?
(a) Sugriva
(b) Jambavan
(c) Rama
(d) Hunuman

4. When is the demon army most powerful?
(a) Dawn
(b) Dusk
(c) Noon
(d) Night

5. What does Rama’s festival celebrate?
(a) Sita's return to Aydohya
(b) The coming of springtime
(c) The end of his reign
(d) 10,000 years of his rule

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Indrajit’s weapon?

2. Who goes to tell Sita that Rama has won?

3. How does Suka prevent Hanuman from killing him?

4. What takes Sita’s place while she is banished?

5. For how long does Rama reign in Ayodhya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What success does Indrajit have on the battlefield?

2. How is Indrajit killed?

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

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

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

6. How is this chapter different in this version than it is in the original?

7. Describe the chariot Pushpaka.

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

9. What happens to Sardula and Sarana?

10. Describe the origins of the Ramayana.

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