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Ramayana Act One

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Define "avatar".
a)
the human form of a Hindu god
b)
a Hindu priest
c)
Bharata
d)
King Dasaratha
2.
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
3.
Earlier in his life, Ravana was a what?
a)
demon
b)
scholar
c)
god
d)
human
4.
Rama is the avatar of what Hindu god?
a)
Vishnu
b)
Shiva
c)
Brahma
d)
Ravana
5.

What caused Brahma to listen to the scholar's request?

a)

The scholar was 1,000 years old

b)

The scholar was meditating with a sage

c)

The scholarbegged for Brahma's attention

d)

The scholar was going to cut off its last head

6.
How many brothers did Rama have?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
7.
Who was Rama's favorite & most loyal brother?
a)
Bharata
b)
Lakshman
c)
Vishnu
d)
Shatrughna
8.
Who is the author of The Ramayana: Divine Loophole?
a)
Sanjay Patel
b)
Vaishiali Patil
c)
Rishi
d)
Ravi Sanjay
9.
Why did Kaikeyi want Rama to be exiled to the forest?
a)
she wanted her father, Dasaratha ,to be King
b)
she wanted to be King
c)
she wanted her son, Bharata, to be the king
d)
she wanted Rama to be King
10.
Who did Rama marry?
a)
Kaikeyi
b)
Sita
c)
Vishnu
d)
Kausalya
11.
Why did Rama kill Tataka, the demon?
a)
she fell in love with Rama
b)
she was begging for food
c)
she offended Lakshman
d)
she was attacking the home of the priests
12.
Who is the mentor and trainer of Rama and Lakshman?
a)
Vishvamitra
b)
Dasaratha
c)
Brahma
d)
Kaikeyi
13.
Who ended up ruling Ayodya when Rama was exiled into the forest for 14 years?
a)
Vishnu
b)
no one
c)
Dasaratha
d)
Bharata
14.
Which clan was Rama reincarnated into?
a)
untouchables
b)
priests
c)
merchant
d)
warriors
15.

Which brother(s) are truly faithful and honor Rama?

a)

Bharata

b)

Rama & Bharata

c)

all 3 brothers

d)

none of the brothers

16.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

He is a blue warrior born to a king and queen

d)

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

17.

Which god grants Ravana's wish?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Lakshman

c)

Vayu

d)

Brahma

18.

What is Vishnu's plan to defeat Ravana?

a)

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

b)

He will recruit a team of monkeys to destroy Ravana

c)

He will send an avatar of himself to defeat Ravana

d)

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

19.

Why did Bharata refuse to be king after Rama also refused to be king?

a)

He was angry with Rama for not taking the place of the king

b)

He was jealous of Rama's life in the jungle and wanted to join them

c)

He wanted to give up his worldy possessions and become a monk

d)

He was amazed by Rama's integrity and devotion to dharma, so he knew that Rama was the rightful king, not himself

20.

Choose the word that best defines the underlined word in the sentence.

Rama was swindled out of his kingdom by a jealous queen. Rama was...

a)

excited

b)

tricked

c)

happy

d)

respected

21.

Choose the word that best defines the underlined word in the sentence.

Allowing Ravanna to have super strength was one of the biggest cosmic blunders. It was a....?

a)

party

b)

reward

c)

mistake

d)

test

22.

Choose the word that best defines the underlined word in the sentence.

The crafty queen tried to make her son a powerful king. She was......?

a)

manipulative

b)

helpful

c)

wicked

d)

beautiful

23.

Bharata was impressed by his brother's integrity. What did Rama do ?

a)

he was a nice person

b)

he slayed the dragon

c)

he walked 20 miles

d)

he stuck to his beliefs

24.

What color is Rama?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

violet