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1. Crossing by boat, Rama heard a roar of waters. It came from the Sarayu meeting which river?

   • Sone
   • Yamuna
   • Gomati
   • Ganga
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   Answer: Ganga. The roar was the Sarayu rushing to join the Ganga at their confluence. (Book I, Canto 26)

2. Rama saw which town on the north bank of the Ganga, later ruled by King Sumati?

   • Mithila
   • Kashi
   • Sankashya
   • Vishala
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   Answer: Vishala. Crossing the Ganga, the party reached the lovely town of Vishala, where Vishvamitra told its story. (Book I, Canto 45)

3. When Guha first saw Bharata's huge army on the Ganga bank, what did he suspect?

   • He wanted Guha's boats
   • He was fleeing Kekaya
   • He had come to kill Rama
   • He had come to crown Guha
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   Answer: He had come to kill Rama. Guha feared Bharata meant to kill Rama and take the throne for good, so he readied his men to defend Rama. (Book II, Canto 84)

4. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?

   • Ra
   • Anhur
   • Horus
   • Set
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   Answer: Set. The correct answer is Set.

5. In Valmiki's Ramayana, who killed Parashurama's father Jamadagni by treachery?

   • Nahusha
   • Vishvamitra
   • Arjuna (Kartavirya)
   • Ravana
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   Answer: Arjuna (Kartavirya). Kartavirya Arjuna slew Jamadagni by guile, sparking Parashurama's war on the warrior class. (Book I, Canto 75)

6. What did the radiant being who rose from Dasharatha's sacrificial fire carry in his arms?

   • A sacred conch
   • A garland of lotuses
   • A celestial bow
   • A golden vase of nectar
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   Answer: A golden vase of nectar. The divine messenger brought a golden vessel of heavenly nectar for the queens to drink. (Book I, Canto 15)

7. Which vulture king was wounded trying to stop Ravana from taking Sita?

   • Sampati
   • Garuda
   • Aruna
   • Jatayu
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   Answer: Jatayu. Jatayu fought Ravana and lived long enough to tell Rama what had happened.

8. Which teacher asked Ekalavya for his right thumb as guru dakshina?

   • Kripa
   • Parashurama
   • Bhishma
   • Drona
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   Answer: Drona. Ekalavya had learned archery by practising before a clay image of Drona.

9. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?

   • Egyptian
   • Greek
   • Hindu
   • Norse
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   Answer: Norse. The correct answer is Norse.

10. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?

    • Enki
    • Enkimdu
    • Enlil
    • Enkidu
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    Answer: Enkidu. The correct answer is Enkidu.

11. How did Kaikeyi threaten to kill herself if Rama were anointed?

    • By drinking poison
    • By entering fire
    • By fasting to death
    • By drowning in the Sarayu
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    Answer: By drinking poison. Kaikeyi swore she would drink poison before the king's face that very day. (Book II, Canto 12)

12. The Brahman Trijata hurled his staff with all his might. On the far bank of which river did it land?

    • Tamasa
    • Gomati
    • Sarayu
    • Ganga
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    Answer: Sarayu. Trijata's staff flew across the Sarayu, and all the cows up to that shore were given to him. (Book II, Canto 32)

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