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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 is the name of Indra's wife?
(a) Yamani.
(b) Indrani.
(c) Indora.
(d) Yamora.

2. Who repairs the errors committed in the course of the horse sacrifice?
(a) Brahmins.
(b) Yaskas.
(c) Haruts.
(d) Hotrs.

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

4. What is the metaphor used in "Parjanya, the Cow" to represent the cloud that does not give rain?
(a) The empty Soma vessel.
(b) The goat skin.
(c) The dried fig.
(d) The sterile cow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The red streaks in "The Gale Wind" may be the redness in the sky during rain, or the _____ of the wind.

2. What is Nirrti called in the texts of the Rig Veda?

3. What animal joins the horse in sacrifice?

4. What is another name for the Maruts?

5. Who invokes the Asvins to help her find her husband?

(see the answer key)

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