Ramayana Act 3

1. How did Rama and his army of monkeys and bears get to Lanka, the island of demons?

• The animals were able to climb on Hanuman's back and he flew them to Lanka.
• The animals were strong swimmers and swam to Lanka.
• Varuna, the ocean deva, parted the waters for them.
• They created a bridge of floating stones.

2. How did Ravana react when he received Rama's message to release Sita and avoid war and bloodshed?

• Recalling his vision of the future that showed his army defeated at the hands of Rama, Ravana released Sita and asked for a truce.
• He laughed and declared that the only thing Rama would gain from Lanka was his own death.
• He refused to even acknowledge Rama's messenger.
• He said he would release Sita if Rama was willing to hand over Lakshman to be judged for cutting off Soorpanaka's nose.

3. How did Rama's army of bears and monkeys ready themselves for battle?

• They uprooted trees, tore down branches, and gathered stones and boulders to use for weapons.
• They meditated and repeated the divine mantras and asanas the sage Vishvamitra taught Rama and Lakshman in their youth.
• They celebrated the opportunity to die a soldier's death.
• They stayed up all night sharpening their swords and shining their shields to the point they would reflect the sun and weaken the demons.

4. After seeing their ranks dwindling, the demons shot arrows that transformed into...

• lightening bolts.
• exploding missils.
• deadly snakes.
• shape-shifting demons that all looked like Sita.

5. What happened when Lakshman fired back one of the demons' arrows?

• It exploded in his hand causing mortal wounds.
• It turned into an eagle.
• It flew straight to the heart of the demon that had fired it.
• Because he lit the arrow on fire before firing it back, it burned Ravana's chariot.

6. Why did Ravana single out Lakshman in battle?

• He wanted revenge for Lakshman cutting off Soorpanaka's nose.
• He mistook Lakshman for Rama.
• He feared he would never have a chance to kill Rama, but killing Lakshman would be the next best thing.
• He knew Lakshman's death would cause Rama great pain.

7. When Hanuman went to the Himalayas to retrieve medicinal plants to save Lakshman's life he found the mountain covered with plants. He became confused and didn't know which plants to pick. What did he do?

• He gathered an assortment of plants to take with him, hoping Jambavan could pick out the ones he needed.
• He asked his father the wind god to show him a vision of the medicinal plant that he needed.
• He uprooted the entire mountain and took it to Rama.
• He used his divine powers to make the medicinal plants glow in the evening shade, enabling him to quickly identify the ones he needed to gather.

8. After seeing Lakshman and Rama back on the battlefield, how did Ravana propose ending the war?

• Ravana challenge Rama to a duel at sunrise.
• Ravana challenged Rama to feats of strength to determine who was greater and therefore the victor of their war.
• Ravana proposed the strongest member of Rama's army fight the strongest member of his demon army to the death to determine a winning side.
• Ravana suggested he and Rama should sit back and allow their armies to fight until there was only one warrior left standing to determine the winning side.

9. Riding upon his mighty war chariot and shining brightly as the sun, Ravana looked like such a magnificent warrior that Rama realize Ravana was worthy of being worshipped.

• true
• false

10. What did Rama ride upon in place of a war chariot?

• Hanuman's furry shoulders
• Lakshman's shoulders
• an enormous eagle
• the winged horse known as Pegasus