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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the Ramayana begin with?
(a) Om
(b) Vishnu
(c) Rama
(d) Lord

2. Why can’t Ravana force Sita?
(a) He will die
(b) The gods' law binds him
(c) His wives will protect her
(d) He will lose her unless she consents

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

4. What is Vaishravana the god of?
(a) All the cosmos
(b) The rain
(c) Wealth
(d) The earth

5. Whose daughter does Ravana marry?
(a) The god of the ocean
(b) The god of the sun
(c) The god of the earth
(d) The god of illusion

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Savari tell Rama to seek, in the midst of misfortune?

2. What is it that allows Ravana to defeat Jatayu?

3. What brings Valmiki out of the anthill?

4. Whom does Dasaratha tell Rama and Lakshmana to serve at the beginning of chapter 3?

5. In what did Valmiki see Rama’s life?

Short Essay Questions

1. When had Kaikeyi almost used her two wishes previously?

2. How does Dasaratha describe Rama’s banishment as punishment for his own actions?

3. What was Ravana’s role in the birth of Rama?

4. How is the idea of stealing Sita first presented to Ravana?

5. What is Bharata’s response when he hears that Dasaratha is dead?

6. Describe the origin of the city of Lanka.

7. How does the Ramayana explain where it has its origin as a poem?

8. Describe Rama and Lakshmana’s training by Viswamitra.

9. Describe the history of Five-Apsarasa Lake.

10. How did Ravana win the Battle of the Heaven?

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