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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Women & Magic : Chapter 2, Magic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The overturned cask is a frequent metaphor for a _____.
(a) A torrent of rain.
(b) The loss of life.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) The loss of Soma.

2. What is the piece of wood attached crosswise at the top of the stake used in the horse sacrifice?
(a) The weft.
(b) The cleft.
(c) The knob.
(d) The corbel.

3. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the second skin that is sloughed off of Apala?
(a) A frog.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A snake.
(d) An eagle.

4. Who prepares the womb in "For a Safe Pregnancy and Birth"?
(a) Vasisthva.
(b) Vaya.
(c) Visnu.
(d) Varuna.

5. Who carries Indra to heaven to bring Soma to men and gods?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A horse.
(c) A raven.
(d) A donkey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Varuna Provoked to Anger", even _____ does not avert evil in the poet's estimation.

3. The poet asks Indra to crush the demon to _____ in "The Demons in Hell".

4. When Agni becomes priest, his _____ are both flame and prayer.

5. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?

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