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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to take Rama to death?
(a) Kausalya
(b) Ravana
(c) Time
(d) Lakshmana

2. Why does Rama tell Lakshmana to abandon Sita by the Ganga River?
(a) Because it is the beginning of the end of his reign
(b) Because he is angry about her betrayal
(c) Because he is disgusted by her now
(d) Because he must be blameless as a king

3. What does Prahasta carry in addition to weapons, rockets and poisons?
(a) Delusions and bad dreams
(b) Economic crises
(c) Healing flatteries
(d) False compliments

4. What form does Hanuman take when he is searching Lanka for Sita?
(a) A man
(b) A cat
(c) A monkey
(d) A demon

5. For how many years does Rama continue to rule Ayodhya after his festival?
(a) 14,000 years
(b) 10,000 years
(c) 28,000 years
(d) 1,000 years

6. How does Suka prevent Hanuman from killing him?
(a) He says that Ravana will avenge his death
(b) He threatens to predict Hanuman's death
(c) He says he will damage Kishkindhya
(d) He threatens to unleash all of his bad deeds on him

7. How easy does Valmiki say it is for Malvayan to wound Narayana?
(a) It is as easy as wounding water
(b) It can only be done on a certain day
(c) He cannot be harmed
(d) It can only be done in one way

8. How old are Kusa and Lava when they come to tell the Ramayana at the festival?
(a) 14
(b) 16
(c) 10
(d) 12

9. Who goes to tell Sita that Rama has won?
(a) Rama
(b) Hanuman
(c) Jambavan
(d) Sugriva

10. What does Hanuman do with the bracelet Rama gives him?
(a) Brakes it
(b) Sells it
(c) Melts it
(d) Eats it

11. Who defeats the demon army single-handedly on the third morning of the war?
(a) Hunuman
(b) Sugriva
(c) Jambavan
(d) Rama

12. Why does Hanuman do what he does with the bracelet Rama gives him?
(a) It will not have any value in Rama's absence
(b) It does not have Rama's name on it
(c) It is made of matter, not of time
(d) It will tarnish and fade

13. At what time of year does Rama kill Ravana?
(a) Autumn equinox
(b) Winter solstice
(c) Summer solstice
(d) Spring equinox

14. When does Rama kill Ravana?
(a) Noon
(b) Dusk
(c) Sunset
(d) Dawn

15. What does Rama’s festival celebrate?
(a) 10,000 years of his rule
(b) Sita's return to Aydohya
(c) The end of his reign
(d) The coming of springtime

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Rama reign in Ayodhya?

2. Who does Hanuman defeat with a single blow?

3. How does Nala throw Prahasta out of his chariot?

4. How does Hanuman say Sita seems to him, when he first sees her?

5. What is in the storeroom in Lanka, which Vibhishana shows Hanuman?

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