Midterm Exam: Ramayana

Midterm Exam GLA215
Section 1: Multiple choice (Highlight or underline the correct answer)
1 Rama’s three brothers are:
* Lakshman, Bharat, Shesha
* Lakshman, Bharat, Shatrugna
* Lakshman, Bharat, Balarama
* Lakshman, Bharat, Sheshnaga
2 Rama wins Sita’s hand by:
* Breaking Brahma’s bow
* Breaking Ganesh’s bow
* Breaking Shiva’s bow
* None of the above
3 According to the Uttara Kanda (the appendix of the Ramayana and the first prologue you read) Ravan assaults a woman who, before burning herself to ashes, vows to take birth again and become the reason for his destruction. She is:
* Valerie
* Devaki
* Vedavati
* None of the above
4 Keikeyi exiles Rama for:
* 10 years
* 12 years
* 14 years
* 15 years
5 Rama and Sita’s children are:
* Luv and Kush
* Kalindi and Arjun
* Jatayu and Dasharatha
* Vali and Indrajit
6 During her second exhile, Sita is given shelter by which sage:
* Vyasadeva, the author of the Mahabharata
* Durvasa, Kunti’s guru
* Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana
* Vishvamitra, Rama’s guru
7 In Tulsidas’ Ramcharitmanas, the 16th century retelling of the Ramayana, Lord Shiva lists five reasons why Vishnu came down to earth. One of them is:
* Because of a curse by the celestial sage Narad who, angry at Vishnu, curses him to be separated from his spouse and require the help of monkeys
* Hanuman cannot take birth unless Vishnu does as well
* To avenge the injustice done to his parents in a previous birth
* None of the above
8 King Dashrath dies bereft of all his children because:
* In his previous life he killed the sons of an apsara who cursed him, to suffer the same fate
* In his previous life he kills the son of a blind Brahmin who curses him to die longing for his children
* When he was young, he accidentally kills the son of a blind Brahmin who curses him to die longing for his children
* Keikeyi poisons him so her son Bharat can become king
9 Rama and Sita are the avatars of:
* Indra and Indrani
* Shiva and Parvati
* Dharma and Vasubhāryā
* Vishnu and Lakshmi
10 Shiva and Rama’s relationship is:
* That of enemies
* Shiva is a devotee of Rama
* Rama is a devotee of Shiva
* They are both devotees and lords of each other
During the war Ravan’s son Indrajit is killed by:
* Rama
* Hanuman
* Jambavam
* Lakshman
Sita is discovered in Lanka by:
* Ravan
* Sugreev
* Hanuman
* Balarama
Ravan is invincible because he was granted a boon that he cannot be killed by any god or demon. However, he did not receive immunity from man or animals, believing them to be inferior to him. He received this boon from:
* Agni, the fire god
* Shiva, the lord of destruction
* Brahma, the creator
* Narad, the celestial sage
Kumbakarna, Ravan’s giant brother, enters the battle after:
* Returning home from another battle with Kishkinda
* Waking up from a deep sleep which he received as a boon
* Fighting with Garuda
* Worshiping Shiva
Rama kills Bali, Sugreeva’s brother:
* In a battle of maces
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