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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. Seven gods guard Soma, among whom _____ is the foremost.
(a) Indra.
(b) Visnu.
(c) Agastya.
(d) Vayu.

2. When Agni becomes priest, his _____ are both flame and prayer.
(a) Robes.
(b) Arms.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Thoughts.

3. What work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?
(a) The Pancatantra.
(b) The Bhagavad Gita.
(c) Upanishads.
(d) Naciketas.

4. _____ are both offenses and Varuna's punishment of those offenses.
(a) Bonds.
(b) Laws.
(c) Bags.
(d) Broken chariots.

5. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the first skin that is sloughed off of Apala?
(a) A jackal.
(b) A deer.
(c) A hedgehog.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Asura is a _____ in early Vedic tradition, before he becomes a demon.

2. In the hymn, "Indra and the Maruts", what type of animal is named as 'the does' that are yoked to the chariot?

3. Which word in the Rig Veda means 'to sprinkle'?

4. What is the name given to the cremation fire?

5. What is the name of the god of intimate friendship among one's own kind?

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