Ramayana

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

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What is the loophole in Ravana's wish?

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

• 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

• There is no loophole

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Which option best describes Vishnu?

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

• Prince of Ayodhya and stepbrother to Rama

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

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

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Which character fits the shadow archetype?

• Ravana

• Sita

• Kaikeyi

• Dasaratha

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

• Vishvamitra and Agastya

• Vishnu and Sita

• Lakshman and Rama

• Ravana and Soorpanaka

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

• Vishvamitra and Agastya

• Vishnu and Sita

• Lakshman and Rama

• Ravana and Soorpanaka

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What was Vishvamitra like before he was a rishi?

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

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

• An evil monkey who enslaved humans

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

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

• A golden coin

• He got to keep the bow

• Eternal glory

• He got to marry Sita

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

• A golden coin

• He got to keep the bow

• Eternal glory

• He got to marry Sita

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What two things did Kaikeyi demand of King Dasaratha?

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

• Remove Sita as queen and make her queen instead

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

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

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