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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. In "Have Mercy on Us, Rudra", Rudra's hair is braided or piled on top of his head in a _____.
(a) Basket.
(b) Pyramid.
(c) Chignon.
(d) Tangled mess.

2. The daughter of the sun is the _____ of Soma.
(a) Niece.
(b) Friend.
(c) Wife.
(d) Sister.

3. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?
(a) The navel.
(b) The hub.
(c) The kernel.
(d) The chestnut.

4. What is thought of as a symbol of rain and fertility?
(a) The female frog.
(b) The rain cloud.
(c) The goose egg.
(d) The lioness.

5. The Invoker is what type of priest in "The Sacrifice of the Horse"?
(a) Yaman.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) All-maker.
(d) Hotr.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is 'the house of clay' a metaphor?

2. Who performed the first sacrifice by mortals for immortals?

3. What is Agastya's chosen path in life when his wife approaches him to beget a child?

4. _____ is incarnate as a goddess closely associated with the Asvins.

5. The Vasus are a group of gods associated with _____.

(see the answer key)

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