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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Women & Magic : Chapter 1, Women.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the name Vena mean?
(a) Longing.
(b) Elder.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Light.

2. The _____ in "Indra and the Monkey" is regarded as the indigenous inhabitant, regarded as demonic.
(a) Sage.
(b) Demi-god.
(c) Poet.
(d) Slave.

3. What are the instruments for ritual sometimes called?
(a) Game tools.
(b) Machines.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Storm elements.

4. Who are Agni's sons?
(a) The Maruts.
(b) The priests.
(c) The sages.
(d) The poets.

5. In "Vena", Soma is the _____ who roars as he mingles with the waters.
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Lion.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the male element of the newborn sun or fire?

2. In "The Deeds of the Asvins", the feet in the phrase 'in three chariots with six horses and a hundred feet' are _____.

3. The horses of Indra in "The Sacrifice of the Horse" are _____.

4. What is the piece of wood attached crosswise at the top of the stake used in the horse sacrifice?

5. Pusan is the _____ of the sun.

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