Week 7: Buck's Ramayana (pp. 325-432)

Assignments - Reading Guide A - Reading Guide B - Ramayana Resources

Reading Quiz: A

 

The following is a list of statements Multiple Choice questions. For each question, three statements are true and one statement is false. Your task is to identiy which of the statements is false. When you take the quiz, you will have 15 of these statements, chosen at random. You can take the quiz up to five times, and the system will record your average score.

Apply the 80% RULE when you are taking quizzes for these classes. In other words: don't stress about trying to get 100% on these quizzes. The quizzes are here to make sure you are ready to go on to the next activity. If you get 80% or better, you are ready to proceed. If you get less than 80% you need to go back and do the reading again (read more slowly, take notes) and take the quiz again, aiming for at least 80%.

TAKE PRACTICE QUIZ

Which statement is false?
a. As Ravana danced he summoned the wind.
b. Rama broke a wheel from Ravana's chariot and tipped it over.
c. Sugriva mutilated Thunder Tooth but he managed to escape.
d. Sita took Rama's ring and cast it into the fire.

Which statement is false?
a. Hanuman attacked Lightning Tongue and pulled off his head.
b. Ravana had a mace which had been washed with blood every day.
c. Hanuman learned the Mantras of Compassion which restore life.
d. In his letter, Ravana urged Rama to leave Sita in Lanka.

Which statement is false?
a. Vibhishana stayed behind in Lanka as Rama departed for Ayodhya.
b. Sita took Rama's ring and put it on his finger.
c. Ravana falsely made himself look like the god Indra.
d. Viswakarman had built Lanka for the rakshasas.

Which statement is false?
a. Ravana scoffed at Time's threatening words.
b. Ravana's arrows tore away Rama's bark cloth.
c. Time told Ravana that his sins would all be forgiven.
d. Lord Vishnu rode on Garuda when he attacked Lanka.

Which statement is false?
a. Siva had ten arms.
b. The demons threw the corpses of their dead into the sea.
c. Mandodari told Ravana how much she loved him.
d. Ravana was struck by Rama's arrow and died on the battlefield.

Which statement is false?
a. Valmiki laughed with pleasure at Ravana's treatment of Time.
b. Vibhishana decided to accompany Rama on his journey to Ayodhya.
c. Matali's chariot was drawn by tigers.
d. Time told Ravana that hell had awaited him for all eternity.

Which statement is false?
a. Jambavan wounded many demons but stopped short of killing them.
b. Hanuman bent over Rama to protect him in the wind storm.
c. Siva looked like an ascetic dressed in deerskin.
d. Millions of monkeys and bears flew to Ayodhya in Pushpaka.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama used a mantra to call the Fire-Weapon.
b. Matali's chariot was drawn by ten horses.
c. Rama made Hanuman king of Lanka.
d. Suka was Ravana's minister.

Which statement is false?
a. Hanuman and Jambavan wanted to attend Rama's coronation.
b. Rama could not bear to shoot at Ravana when he looked like Indra.
c. Malyavan remembers Vishnu's attack on Lanka long ago.
d. Mandodari turned to stone when she saw Ravana's dead body.

Which statement is false?
a. Ravana threatened to attack and destroy Time.
b. Matali's chariot was drawn by serpents.
c. Mandodari was Ravana's wife.
d. Agni assured Rama that Sita was innocent of any fault.

Which statement is false?
a. Garuda is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.
b. Ravana sent Suka with a message to Rama.
c. Matali arrived from heaven in Vishnu's chariot.
d. The tides were red with demon blood.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama was glad that Ravana had finally arrived for battle.
b. Mandodari wept when she saw Ravana dead.
c. Suka was Ravana's charioteer.
d. The fourteen years of Rama's exile were almost over.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama made Vibhishana king of Lanka.
b. Suka reported the people's grief and fear to Ravana.
c. As soon as the battle was over, Rama rushed to find Sita.
d. Rama cut off Ravana's heads with his arrows, but they grew back.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama made Sugriva king of Lanka.
b. Vibhishana put great trust in Hanuman.
c. Vibhishana asked permission to hold Ravana's funeral inside the city.
d. Matali was Indra's charioteer.

Which statement is false?
a. Lightning Tongue and Thunder Tooth tried to attack Jambavan.
b. Sita had Rama's ring which had been given to her by Hanuman.
c. Lightning Tongue and Thunder Tooth were lords of the monkeys.
d. Ravana needed no charioteer because of his many hands.

Which statement is false?
a. The asura Maya had built the city of Lanka for the rakshasas.
b. Rama's touch revived Matali.
c. Malyavan's brother Mali had been killed in battle long ago.
d. Siva had rescued the abandoned baby Sukesa, Malyavan's father.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama wore bark cloth over his armor.
b. Suka found Rama standing over Ravana's corpse.
c. As a young demon, Malyavan had pierced Vishnu with a lance.
d. Mandodari was the daughter of the Kumbhakarna.

Which statement is false?
a. Vibhishana offered Rama the use of Pushpaka for his return journey home.
b. Rama smiled at Ravana's letter, and then gave it to Sita later on.
c. Rama wept when Matali was wounded and thrown from the chariot.
d. Vibhishana showed Hanuman a secret room filled with precious goods.

Which statement is false?
a. Vibhishana offered to share all the rakshasa lore with Hanuman.
b. Siva appeared beside Malyavan on Trikuta Hill.
c. Ravana danced under the light of the stars.
d. Siva's throat is green.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama broke Ravana's mace into pieces.
b. Siva has four eyes.
c. The fire god Agni appeared beside Sita and led her to Rama.
d. Rama used the Brahmastra against Ravana.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama ordered Vibhishana to bring Sita into the assembly.
b. Viswakarman was the architect of the gods.
c. Ganesha is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.
d. Ravana said he had taken Sita as a lure to bring Rama to him.

Which statement is false?
a. Jambavan ripped the demons into pieces during battle.
b. Kala is Time.
c. Siva has a third eye.
d. The god Siva brought Sita into Rama's presence.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama bound up Matali's wounds.
b. Lakshmana had carried clothes from Ayodhya for Rama to wear.
c. Hanuman brought to Sita the jewelry she got from Anasuya.
d. Malyavan is a naga lord who lives in Lanka.

Which statement is false?
a. Pushpaka was like a small city.
b. Rama's spear shattered Ravana's flagpole.
c. Siva's throat is blue.
d. Malyavan is the son of Vishnu.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama was barefoot because he had given Bharata his sandals.
b. When Hanuman found Sita, she was dressed as a princess.
c. Narayana is another name for the Pushpaka chariot.
d. Rama knew that he had to return home exactly on time, to save Bharata's life.

Which statement is false?
a. Suka entered into Rama's camp with a message from Ravana.
b. When Hanuman found Sita she was wearing her dusty yellow robe.
c. Rama sent Hanuman to tell Sita about the victory.
d. Siva had come to take Malyavan away from Lanka.

Which statement is false?
a. Vibhishana threw Ravana's corpse into the sea with the other demons.
b. Ravana's mace struck Matali and knocked him out of the chariot.
c. Suka said Vibhishana had done right to take refuge with Rama.
d. When Ravana put on Indra's figure, Matali saw through the disguise.

Which statement is false?
a. Maya urged Mandodari to stop weeping.
b. Vibhishana taught Hanuman the Mantras of Compassion.
c. Ravana falsely made himself look like the god Vishnu.
d. Ravana's body was burnt on a funeral pyre.

Which statement is false?
a. Rama took Mandodari to be his wife after Ravana's death.
b. In his letter, Ravana addresses Rama as Vishnu (Narayana).
c. Hanuman brought to Sita the necklace given to her by Guha.
d. After their fight in chariots, Rama and Ravana faced each other on foot.

Which statement is false?
a. The demons buried the corpses of their dead under Trikuta Hill.
b. Narayana is another name for Vishnu.
c. Ravana countered the Fire-Weapon with a rain mantra.
d. None of the demons was able to stop Jambavan.

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