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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. What is Agastya's chosen path in life when his wife approaches him to beget a child?
(a) That of the ascetic.
(b) That of a farmer.
(c) That of a charioteer.
(d) That of a herdsman.

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

3. Varuna is called the _____ in the "Deeds of Varuna".
(a) Keeper.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Master of Horse.
(d) Lord of Soma.

4. Who is said to have found the lost sun?
(a) Agni.
(b) Atri.
(c) Yama.
(d) Soma.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word 'tapas' mean?

2. Sarasvati is the goddess of _____.

3. Who is considered the great serpent in "The Demons in Hell"?

4. To what is the hymn, "The Triumphant Wife", connected?

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

(see the answer key)

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