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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 male element of the newborn sun or fire?
(a) The flames.
(b) Bones.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Heat.

2. What is another English term for what means 'little ship' in Sanskrit?
(a) Horse.
(b) Shuttle.
(c) Star-chaser.
(d) Chariot.

3. What is another name for the Maruts?
(a) Visnus.
(b) Asvins.
(c) Brahmins.
(d) Rudras.

4. What is the female element in the oblation ritual called?
(a) The sky maker.
(b) The air taker.
(c) The fourth element.
(d) The boneless one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Urvasi is a _____.

2. Savitr is the _____ and the embodiment of twilight.

3. According to the author, who is the only Vedic goddess of any true stature?

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

5. Sarasvati is the goddess of _____.

(see the answer key)

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