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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 called "Indra and the Monkey' the strangest hymn in the Rig Veda?
(a) Doniger.
(b) Stackhouse.
(c) Muller.
(d) Renou.

2. Who are 'those who eat serpents' most likely to be in "Savitr at Sunset"?
(a) Birds of prey.
(b) Maruts.
(c) Dogs of war.
(d) Sages.

3. The Maruts are referred to as _____ in "The Cows in the Cave".
(a) The small ones.
(b) The quick ones.
(c) The dark ones.
(d) The elite ones.

4. Varuna and Mitra are keepers of the _____.
(a) Moral law.
(b) Soma.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Pressing stones.

5. What is the male element of the newborn sun or fire?
(a) Bones.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Heat.
(d) The flames.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the beloved grey priest?

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

3. Mudgala's wife hopes that Indra will turn her husband into a _____.

4. All fires die out when Siva is wrongly accused in "The Birth of Agni" and he departs from the _____.

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

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