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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Damayanti get dropped off by a caravan while seeking her husband Nala?
(a) Jharkhand.
(b) Himachal.
(c) Sikkim.
(d) Chedi.

2. Who is referred to as the god of fire in Nala?
(a) Varuna.
(b) Yama.
(c) Indra.
(d) Agni.

3. What bad omen did Kovalan fail to see in front of him at the marketplace in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) A humped bull.
(b) A fish with no tail.
(c) A snake with two heads.
(d) A three armed monkey.

4. Asvapati is the ruler of what kingdom in the story Savitri?
(a) Maharashtra.
(b) Mudra.
(c) Bihar.
(d) Odisha.

5. What in Sanskrit refers to the foremost poet or fountainhead of poetry?
(a) Adi Kavi.
(b) Locaka Adi.
(c) Kavi Chidira.
(d) Chidira Locaka.

6. What mountain gets in Ravana's way when riding home after vanquishing his brother's lands?
(a) The Kangyatse mountain.
(b) The Kapilash mountain.
(c) The Kailas mountain.
(d) The Kalanag mountain.

7. Nala is the ruler of what kingdom?
(a) Rajasthan.
(b) Haryana.
(c) Nishadha.
(d) Karnataka.

8. Nala leaves Damayanti within sight of _________.
(a) The great mountains.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Her father's kingdom.
(d) The ocean.

9. The spot where Kovalan arose and joined his wife is today a temple known as _________.
(a) Sataa Dhaagaara.
(b) Krayavikrayin Aaghaata.
(c) Pattini Devi.
(d) Hpati Sataa.

10. What beautiful young princess does a poet tell Nala about when visiting?
(a) Soorpanakha.
(b) Damayanti.
(c) Menaka.
(d) Savitri.

11. Who advises Ravana to undo the thing that is causing all the strife and give Rama's wife back?
(a) Vibhishana.
(b) Vali.
(c) Vaishnodevi.
(d) Vishnu

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

13. Which of Ravana's sons does he send to attack a giant monkey?
(a) Indrajit.
(b) Kubera.
(c) Hanuman.
(d) Vibhishana.

14. What does Nala save a serpent from in Nala?
(a) A falling tree.
(b) Lightning.
(c) A large bird.
(d) A fire.

15. Who visits Valmiki and tells him the prophecy of a great man, born into the race of Ikshvahus?
(a) Lakshmana.
(b) Viswamitra.
(c) Lava.
(d) Narada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nala's brother that challenges Nala to a game of dice?

2. Rama is the incarnation of what god in Valmiki?

3. Ravana is first known by what name?

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

5. In what seacoast town does The Mispaired Anklet begin?

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