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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 three vats in "Parjanya, the Cow" are clouds full of rain or vessels full of _____.
(a) Milk.
(b) Soma.
(c) Sap.
(d) Sunlight.

2. What is the name given to the cremation fire?
(a) Aditi.
(b) Dharma.
(c) Agni.
(d) Yama.

3. The author calls the unknown god the _____.
(a) Sunray.
(b) Silver Serpent.
(c) Golden Embryo.
(d) Icarus of Antiquity.

4. The poet asks Indra to crush the demon to _____ in "The Demons in Hell".
(a) Fragments.
(b) Powder.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Soma.

5. "The Origins of Sacred Speech" hymn speaks of the recreation of the origins of sacred speech through _____of the Vedic sacrifice.
(a) Shouting.
(b) Verbal contests.
(c) Sand writing.
(d) Pantomime.

Short Answer Questions

1. The horses of Indra in "The Sacrifice of the Horse" are _____.

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

3. What is the male element of the newborn sun or fire?

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

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

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