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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The least of Ravana’s warriors is as strong as what?

2. What does Trijata tell the other Rakshasis?

3. How are Rama and the others revived?

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

5. For how many years does Rama continue to rule Ayodhya after his festival?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Rama and Samudra and Ocean Lord resolve the question of the bridge to Lanka?

4. How does Rama send a final warning to Ravana?

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

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

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

8. How does Rama kill Khumbakarna?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the Ramayana teach you about how to live? What kinds of problems does the Ramayana tell the reader how to solve? What kinds of questions would it not be very useful for?

Essay Topic 2

What topics would you like to research further after reading the Ramayana? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on the Ramayana.

Essay Topic 3

Research the history of the Ramayana’s development as a poem. What cultural conditions led to the creation of the poem? To what kinds of cultural questions was the Ramayana an attempted answer?

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