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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Four; Nala, Savitri, The Mispaired Anklet, Shakuntala.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Valmiki composed how many stanzas of the Ramayana?
(a) 48,000.
(b) 36,000.
(c) 24,000.
(d) 12,000.

2. Who actually stole the queen's anklet in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) The goldsmith.
(b) Kannagi.
(c) Menaka.
(d) Madhavi.

3. To what two sons of Rama's does Valmiki pass along the Ramayana?
(a) Thenappan and Firdaus.
(b) Wajidali and Pavanaj.
(c) Nimish and Timirbaran.
(d) Kusa and Lava.

4. What is the name of the man Savriti wants to marry in the story with her name?
(a) Suranjan.
(b) Sharang.
(c) Satyavan.
(d) Samarth.

5. Of what clan was the king who gave Ravana his third curse?
(a) Ikshvahu.
(b) Esakki.
(c) Ugratara.
(d) Aditi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god is referred to as the destroyer in Devi?

2. What was Kovalan's name in his previous life in The Mispaired Anklet?

3. Whose ambition it is to enter heaven in his earthly form in Viswamitra?

4. What weapon does Ravana give his son with which to attack a giant monkey?

5. Who tells Savitri that she should not marry the man she desires because he can see the future?

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