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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. Who sends the dove to the house in "The Dove of Death'"?
(a) Yami.
(b) Visistha.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Demolition.

2. A 'yojana' is a measurement of _____.
(a) Weight.
(b) Time.
(c) Distance.
(d) Height.

3. All fires die out when Siva is wrongly accused in "The Birth of Agni" and he departs from the _____.
(a) High Desert.
(b) Pine Forests.
(c) Gray Mountains.
(d) Black Hills.

4. What is another name for the Maruts?
(a) Rudras.
(b) Brahmins.
(c) Asvins.
(d) Visnus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Indra's wife?

2. Who is considered the quintessential generous patron?

3. Who are 'those who eat serpents' most likely to be in "Savitr at Sunset"?

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

5. Who is said to have found the lost sun?

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