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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. Which demon’s head is hit so hard that it is driven down into his belly?
(a) Lightning-tongue
(b) Thunder-tooth
(c) Khumbakarna
(d) Ravana

2. What allows Hanuman to leap to Lanka?
(a) He was given gifts by the gods
(b) He is lighter than the weight of the other monkeys
(c) He acquired a great deal of merit and is awarded with physical abilities
(d) He is the son of the wind

3. What takes Sita’s place while she is banished?
(a) A pair of her sandals
(b) A ring
(c) A scarf
(d) A golden statue

4. What does Ravana say he will do, if Sita will be his?
(a) Take her where she likes
(b) Cut off nine heads
(c) Spare Rama's life
(d) Good deeds

5. What proves Sita’s innocence of the charges that led her to be banished?
(a) Trijata testifies in front of everyone at the festival
(b) Ravana's spirit returns to testify to it
(c) Her mother, the earth, takes her home
(d) The lightning in the sky flashes at her command

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Narayana done to be cursed with one day losing his own wife?

2. What does Valmiki say Ravana had strength to do?

3. After Rama’s victory, what does Vibhishana offer Sita?

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

5. Why does Hanuman do what he does with the bracelet Rama gives him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the origins of the Ramayana.

2. Why does Vibhishana defect from Ravana?

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

4. What happens to Sardula and Sarana?

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

6. Describe Sita’s interaction with Ravana as Hanuman is watching.

7. What happens after Hanuman’s tail is lit on fire?

8. Describe Hanuman’s leap.

9. How is Ravana killed?

10. What success does Indrajit have on the battlefield?

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