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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Five; Harischandra, Sibi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Savriti tells her father that she found the man she wishes to marry __________.
(a) By the sea.
(b) The market.
(c) In a hermitage.
(d) In the mountains.

2. What are the anti-gods known as in Yayati?
(a) Mahisha.
(b) Bhoga.
(c) Asuras.
(d) Guru.

3. What kills Harischandra's son while he's on an errand in the forest?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A poisonous plant.
(d) A cobra.

4. Where does Viswamitra seek solitude, renounce all speech, and rid himself of anger?
(a) The Himalayas.
(b) The desert..
(c) The forest.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

5. When was R. K. Narayan born?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1904.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Valmiki and tells him the prophecy of a great man, born into the race of Ikshvahus?

2. What deity is referred to as the creator god in the stories?

3. Harischandra must agree to work for the chief of ________________.

4. What bad omen did Kovalan fail to see in front of him at the marketplace in The Mispaired Anklet?

5. What does the king put on the scale to offer the hawk eventually in Sibi?

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