2. Who came to take Dasaratha away, after he told the story of why Rama had had to be taken?
(a) Kama
(b) Kala
(c) Yama
(d) Vishnu

3. What is Rama’s response when Bharata asks him to return and be king?
(a) He says that he is not Rama
(b) He agrees to return
(c) He refuses
(d) He asks Bharata to fulfill the exile himself

4. What does the narrator say the world’s first verse of poetry was born from?
(a) Fear
(b) Triumph
(c) Pity
(d) Longing

5. After the rains, who are Rama and Lakshmana waiting for to resume their search for Sita?
(a) Sugriva
(b) Jambava
(c) Angada
(d) Hanuman

6. What is it that allows Ravana to defeat Jatayu?
(a) Surpanakha's spell
(b) Ravanna's strength
(c) Jatayu's age
(d) Ravana's magic

7. Complete the following statement: Rama and Lakshmana learned two mantras, one for strength, and one for ________.
(a) The ability to fly
(b) More strength
(c) Insight
(d) Cunning

8. What do Guha’s bones say when Bharata shows up looking for Rama?
(a) He is ready for training in the forest
(b) He should not be hindered
(c) He is king now
(d) He is suspicious

9. What does Rama give Hanuman for Sita to know him by?
(a) A ring
(b) A lock of hair
(c) A letter
(d) A necklace

10. Where is Sita born?
(a) In a furrow
(b) In the ocean
(c) In a palace
(d) In a barn

11. What compromise do Rama and Bharata reach?
(a) To put Rama's sandals on the throne
(b) To convince Dasaratha to come back himself
(c) To arrange for Kaikeyi to relent
(d) To let Rama rule from exile

12. What does Savari tell Rama to seek, in the midst of misfortune?
(a) Virtue
(b) Merit
(c) Friendship
(d) Escape

13. What does the poet say is the hardest thing of all to do?
(a) Deserve rewards from a god
(b) Forgive a god
(c) Become a god
(d) Make contacts with a god

14. Why does Dasaratha believe it is fair that Rama should be sent away from him?
(a) Because he owed a debt to the gods of the woods
(b) Because Rama has important things to learn in exile
(c) Because he had taken too much pride in him
(d) Because he once killed a young man unintentionally

15. What does Valmiki say Ravana thought when he looked at Sita?
(a) Babies
(b) Eternity
(c) Desire
(d) Mine