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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. How many shafts does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

2. In "Vena", Soma is the _____ who roars as he mingles with the waters.
(a) Elephant.
(b) Lion.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Bull.

3. In "Gambler's Lament", dice are born during a storm and cease to hang like _____ from the nut tree.
(a) Stars.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Bones.
(d) Pendulums.

4. What is the name of the god of intimate friendship among one's own kind?
(a) Mitra.
(b) Soma.
(c) Atri.
(d) Indra.

5. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.
(a) Best friend.
(b) Son.
(c) Rival.
(d) Wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Parjanya, the Bull", what is Parjanyas' enormous deadly weapon?

2. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?

3. What did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?

4. What is another name for the 'axis mundi' mentioned in "Guard Us from the Monstrous Abyss"?

5. _____ are both offenses and Varuna's punishment of those offenses.

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