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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. Saryanavat is the name of the _____ where Soma plants are found.
(a) Plain.
(b) River.
(c) Marshes.
(d) Mountains.

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

3. The word _____ means 'one who sheds rain or seed'?
(a) Cloudmaster.
(b) Virile.
(c) Flake.
(d) Emit.

4. Which word in the Rig Veda means 'to sprinkle'?
(a) Spray.
(b) Anoint.
(c) Dust.
(d) Descend.

5. Susna is the demon of _____.
(a) Night.
(b) Day.
(c) Flood.
(d) Drought.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who repairs the errors committed in the course of the horse sacrifice?

3. Indra wages battle with _____ as well as weapons.

4. The divine prototype for marriage is the hierogamy of Surya and _____.

5. How many of the horse's thirty-six ribs are distributed to the universe in ritual sacrifice?

(see the answer key)

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