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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 symbol of an unfaithful woman in "Pururavas and Urvasi"?
(a) The broken chalice.
(b) The eagle.
(c) The jackal.
(d) The broken twig.

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 lightning of Agni.
(c) The daylight in the rock.
(d) The Soma.

3. The Invoker is what type of priest in "The Sacrifice of the Horse"?
(a) Brahmin.
(b) All-maker.
(c) Yaman.
(d) Hotr.

4. The Soma stalk mixes with water to form the juice of _____.
(a) Immortality.
(b) Nothingness.
(c) Death.
(d) Learning.

5. For what is 'the house of clay' a metaphor?
(a) The body.
(b) The earth.
(c) Death.
(d) Sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who carries Indra to heaven to bring Soma to men and gods?

2. What was used to protect female mourners instead of mascara or eye-shadow, as stated in the "Burial Hymn"?

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

4. How many wheels does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

5. What is the hollow cavern that the rivers fill in "The Child of the Waters"?

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