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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. Pusan presides over _____.
(a) Sky and earth.
(b) Fertility and death.
(c) Mountains and hills.
(d) Roads and journeys.

2. Svarbhanu is the demon of _____ in "Atri and the Lost Sun".
(a) Night.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Eclipses.

3. In the section of the book called "Realia", the hymns are characterized by the author as having a _____ element.
(a) Dionysian.
(b) Decidedly sacred.
(c) Acerbic.
(d) Zoarastrian.

4. What turns into a plant that is used as a substitute for the Soma plant in the hymn, "Soma and Indra and the Eagle"?
(a) A feather.
(b) A leaf.
(c) A dragon scale.
(d) A seed.

5. How many wheels does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the sky and earth parents of?

2. What is the female element in the oblation ritual called?

3. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the third skin that is sloughed off of Apala?

4. Who is said to have found the lost sun?

5. The Asvins are said to be born of the _____ in "The Deeds of the Asvins".

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