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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. Why do Rama and Sita have to return to Ayodhya?
(a) Bharata is going to rule forever if they are not back by the right time
(b) Rama has a narrow astrological window to establish himself as king.
(c) Bharata has pledged to kill himself if they have not returned
(d) Another demon army is poised to invade Ayodhya in Rama’s absence

2. When does Rama kill Ravana?
(a) Noon
(b) Dawn
(c) Sunset
(d) Dusk

3. The least of Ravana’s warriors is as strong as what?
(a) A hurricane
(b) A god
(c) A mountain
(d) Ten elephants

4. What do the animals beat the demon army back with?
(a) Magic
(b) Trees
(c) Swords
(d) Curses

5. Who said that creatures with faces like monkeys would kill Ravana?
(a) Maya
(b) Nandin
(c) Indra
(d) Brahma

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Rama and the others revived?

2. What does Ravana say he will do, if Sita will be his?

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

4. What time of year is it when Rama and Sita return to Ayodhya?

5. What proves Sita’s innocence of the charges that led her to be banished?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rama kill Khumbakarna?

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

3. Describe the treasure room Vibhishana shows Hanuman.

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

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

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

7. What success does Indrajit have on the battlefield?

8. Describe the origins of the Ramayana.

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

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

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