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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 was Ayodhya like when Bharata returned to it?
(a) Tumultuous
(b) Full of strife
(c) Wailing
(d) Silent

2. Why does Rama go after the deer in spite of Lakshmana’s warning that it is an illusion?
(a) He goes in spite of himself
(b) He wants it for himself
(c) His pride is challenged
(d) Sita wants it

3. In what way is Ravana vulnerable?
(a) He can be stabbed in a certain place
(b) He can be killed by poison
(c) He can be drowned
(d) A human can kill him

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

5. What do the Valakhila saints say war is preferable to?
(a) Submission
(b) Peace
(c) Friendship
(d) Fear

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the drinking contest Lakshmana enters into?

2. What does Ravana risk with his desire to steal Sita?

3. What does Bharata answer when Bharadwaja says that he knows that the king is dead?

4. Which god fitted husband and wife to each other?

5. What is Pushpaka driven by?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kaikeyi ask for Rama to be sent away?

2. Describe the wedding of Rama and Sita.

3. What gift does Indra make to Sita?

4. How does Rama finally motivate Sugriva to start searching for Sita?

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

6. What kind of relationship do Sita and Ravana have, from their first meeting?

7. Describe Ravana’s origins.

8. Describe Dasaratha’s funeral.

9. Describe the birth of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrughna.

10. How is Bharata convinced to leave Rama in the forest, and accept the throne of Ayodhya himself?

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