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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. The word for exertion of religious activity in "Agastya and Lopamudra" is _____.
(a) Prostrate.
(b) Pray.
(c) Toil.
(d) Conversion.

2. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the second skin that is sloughed off of Apala?
(a) An alligator.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A frog.
(d) A snake.

3. What is Agastya's chosen path in life when his wife approaches him to beget a child?
(a) That of a charioteer.
(b) That of a farmer.
(c) That of a herdsman.
(d) That of the ascetic.

4. According to the author, who is the only Vedic goddess of any true stature?
(a) Yami.
(b) Aditi.
(c) Siva.
(d) Dawn.

5. What is the symbol of an unfaithful woman in "Pururavas and Urvasi"?
(a) The jackal.
(b) The broken twig.
(c) The eagle.
(d) The broken chalice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarasvati is the goddess of _____.

2. Why does Apala's husband supposedly hate her in the later commentaries associated with "Apala and Indra"?

3. A 'yojana' is a measurement of _____.

4. What is another English term for what means 'little ship' in Sanskrit?

5. The Invoker is what type of priest in "The Sacrifice of the Horse"?

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