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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. In the hymn, "Indra and the Maruts", what type of animal is named as 'the does' that are yoked to the chariot?
(a) Gazelles.
(b) Goats.
(c) Impalas.
(d) Deer.

2. Who are the sky and earth parents of?
(a) The stars.
(b) The bull.
(c) The sun.
(d) The maruts.

3. An Asura is a form of high ____.
(a) Devotion.
(b) Divinity.
(c) Priesthood.
(d) Catechism.

4. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?
(a) Rasa.
(b) Tiber.
(c) Euphrates.
(d) Ganges.

5. What is the sky divided into in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Four quarters.
(b) Three levels.
(c) Six quadrants.
(d) Two planes.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ is the cry that is made when an offering is presented to the gods.

2. What is the inner membrane of the embryo called?

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

4. The word for heart mind and life-spirit is _____.

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

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