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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 center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?
(a) The kernel.
(b) The chestnut.
(c) The hub.
(d) The navel.

2. What is another name for the 'axis mundi' mentioned in "Guard Us from the Monstrous Abyss"?
(a) The navel of the world.
(b) The Soma.
(c) The lightning of Agni.
(d) The daylight in the rock.

3. What is the hollow cavern that the rivers fill in "The Child of the Waters"?
(a) The sky.
(b) The moon's wake.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The valley.

4. Parsu's name,as mentioned in the notes for "Indra and the Monkey", means _____.
(a) Song.
(b) Cow.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Rib.

5. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the god of intimate friendship among one's own kind?

2. The overturned cask is a frequent metaphor for a _____.

3. How many people slaughter the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?

4. What do the Maruts give Gotama when he prays to them?

5. Who performed the first sacrifice by mortals for immortals?

(see the answer key)

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