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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. Who is sometimes Indra's enemy, yet helps him fight the serpent and steal the solar disc?
(a) Kutsa.
(b) Rudra.
(c) Astus.
(d) Agni.

2. What was used to protect female mourners instead of mascara or eye-shadow, as stated in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) Blessed berry juice.
(b) Ritually purified butter.
(c) Clay from sacred ground.
(d) Ash mixed with olive oil.

3. What does the word 'tapas' mean?
(a) Death.
(b) Longing.
(c) Heat.
(d) Cold.

4. "The Origins of Sacred Speech" hymn speaks of the recreation of the origins of sacred speech through _____of the Vedic sacrifice.
(a) Shouting.
(b) Sand writing.
(c) Pantomime.
(d) Verbal contests.

5. Who are the sons and daughters of the father in "To Arms"?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sindhu is a _____ goddess.

2. Saryanavat is the name of the _____ where Soma plants are found.

3. The three vats in "Parjanya, the Cow" are clouds full of rain or vessels full of _____.

4. The Maruts are _____ portrayed always as a group.

5. What animal joins the horse in sacrifice?

(see the answer key)

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