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The Ramayana

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the hero in the epic, The Ramayana?
a)
Sita
b)
Rama
c)
Ravana
d)
Surpanakha
2.
Who is Surpanakha related to?
a)
Rama
b)
Sita
c)
Queen Kaikei
d)
Ravana
3.
Why was Rama not tempted by Surpanakha?
a)
because she was in the form of a hideous demon
b)
because she was invisible
c)
because he was in love with Sita
d)
because she had purple skin
4.
Which of the following words best describes Soorpanaka?
a)
frightened
b)
gentle
c)
jealous
d)
heroic
5.
What did Laksmana do to Surpanakha?
a)
killed her
b)
cut off her ear
c)
cut off her nose
d)
fell in love with her
6.
Who did Surpanakha seek out to help her get revenge on Rama, Sita, & Laksmana?
a)
Queen Kaikei
b)
Ravana
c)
King Dasaratha
d)
Sugriva
7.
Rama is the avatar of what Hindu god?
a)
Vishnu
b)
Shiva
c)
Brahma
d)
Ravana
8.
Who is Hanuman?
a)
The Zebra King
b)
The Talented King
c)
The Monkey King
d)
The Demon King
9.
Who was able to grow very large and help Rama find Sita on the island of Lanka?
a)
Hanuman
b)
Rama
c)
Laksmana
d)
Ganesha
10.
What is another epic poem you have learned about this year?
a)
Illiad
b)
Epic of Gilgamesh
c)
The Aeneid 
d)
Beowulf
11.

A manifestation of a deity or god is a _________________.

a)

sage

b)

loophole

c)

mentor

d)

avatar

12.

A moral duty to exhibit righteous or proper behavior is __________.

a)

abide

b)

dharma

c)

notorious

d)

preservation

13.
Who is Rama
a)
Business man
b)
King of Ayodhya
c)
Hunter 
d)
Prince of Ayodhya
14.
Who is Sita ?
a)
Sita is Rama's wife
b)
Sita is Hanuman's wife
c)
Sita is Lakshman's Mother
d)
Sita is Rama's Friend
15.

The main antagonist of the epic Ramayana. He is a ten headed demon with twenty arms that fell in love with Sita so he abducted her.

a)

Sugriva

b)

Tataka

c)

Ravana

d)

Dasaratha

16.

Prince that was exiled to the forest for 14 years.

a)

Rama

b)

Bharata

c)

Kaikeyi

d)

Ravana

17.

Wanted her son to rule over the kingdom

a)

Rama

b)

Bharata

c)

Kaikeyi

d)

Ravana

18.

All of the following are examples of proper Hindu dharma EXCEPT

a)

Ravana kidnapping Sita.

b)

Sita refusing to marry Ravana.

c)

Sita following her husband to the forest when he was exiled.

d)

Dasharatha honoring his promises.

19.

Why did Rama go after the deer?

a)

Sita asked him to catch it for her

b)

He thought it would make a good pet

c)

He thought it was a demon in disguise

d)

He just thought it would be fun

20.

The Ramayana was written in which language?

a)

Hindi

b)

Sanskrit

c)

English

d)

Tamil

21.

Rama and his family are from what caste?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras

e)

Outcastes

22.
What exactly is the "divine loophole"?
a)
gods and demons can defeat Ravana
b)
monkey gods can defeat Ravana
c)
humans and animals can defeat Ravana
d)
Ravana will defeat Ravana
23.
Earlier in his life, Ravana was a what?
a)
demon
b)
scholar
c)
god
d)
human

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