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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 three vats in "Parjanya, the Cow" are clouds full of rain or vessels full of _____.
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Milk.
(c) Sap.
(d) Soma.

2. What animal joins the horse in sacrifice?
(a) A goat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A donkey.

3. How many of the horse's thirty-six ribs are distributed to the universe in ritual sacrifice?
(a) One.
(b) Thirty-four.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Ten.

4. What is the name of the ancient sage to whom "Requiem for a Horse" is attributed?
(a) Yama.
(b) Brhaduktha.
(c) Yasa.
(d) Brahmin.

5. How many people restrain the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What turns into a plant that is used as a substitute for the Soma plant in the hymn, "Soma and Indra and the Eagle"?

2. "The Sacrificial Priests" is described as a kind of _____ for priests.

3. Urvasi is a _____.

4. Sindhu is a _____ goddess.

5. Who is the mother of the sun?

(see the answer key)

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