Ramayana: English Grade 8

When we first meet Ravana at the beginning of the book, what do we learn about him?

• He is an evil demon with ten heads plotting to rule the world

• He is a scholar who is meditating and doing other strange tasks in order to get a wish granted by the gods

• He is a blue warrior born to a king and queen

• He is an avatar of the god Brahma training to defeat an evil demon

Which god grants Ravana's wish?

• Brahma

• Vishnu

• Lakshman

• Vayu

What is the loophole in Ravana's wish?

• He can't be defeated by humans or animals, but he can be defeated by gods or demons

• He can only be defeated by giant eagles

• He can't be defeated by gods or demons, but he can be defeated by humans and animals

• There is no loophole

What is Vishnu's plan to defeat Ravana?

• He is going to send an avatar of Brahma to defeat him

• He will recruit a team of monkeys to destroy Ravana

• He will sit back and hope that humans find a way to defeat Ravana

• He will send an avatar of himself to defeat Ravana

Which option best describes Vishnu?

• The god of justice who has ten avatars and is in charge of preserving and upholding peace in the universe

• The hot headed second queen who banishes Rama to the jungle

• A guilt ridden king who eventually dies of a broken heart

• Prince of Ayodhya and stepbrother to Rama

6. Which character fits the shadow archetype?

• Kaikeyi

• Sita

• Dasaratha

• Ravana

Which two characters best fit the mentor archetype in this myth?

• Vishnu and Sita

• Lakshman and Rama

• Vishvamitra and Agastya

• Ravana and Soorpanaka

What was Vishvamitra like before he was a rishi?

• A kind human man who won the favor of the gods

• An evil monkey who enslaved humans

• A power-hungry king who cursed and killed to get to his throne

• A peacock who was transformed into a human to save the world

What was Rama's reward for being able to lift the bow of Shiva?

• He got to keep the bow

• He got to marry Sita

• A golden coin

• Eternal glory

What two things did Kaikeyi demand of King Dasaratha?

• Remove Sita as queen and make her queen instead

• Destroy the jungle and build townhouses near the palace to promote tourism

• Make her servant Manthra marry Shatrughna and remove Sumitra as a queen

• Exile Rama to the jungle for fourteen years and make Bharata king