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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. How many people slaughter the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

2. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?
(a) Mud daubers.
(b) Ants.
(c) Cold-blooded snakes.
(d) Flesh-eating ghouls.

3. What will end the power of night-roaming demons in "The Demons in Hell"?
(a) Indra.
(b) Indrani.
(c) The light of dawn.
(d) The rise of the bull moon.

4. Who called "Indra and the Monkey' the strangest hymn in the Rig Veda?
(a) Stackhouse.
(b) Doniger.
(c) Muller.
(d) Renou.

5. Who is considered the quintessential generous patron?
(a) Surya.
(b) Kiyamba.
(c) Indra.
(d) Agni.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the embryo said to be doing in the three stages of the embryo in "To Protect the Embryo"?

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

3. Seven gods guard Soma, among whom _____ is the foremost.

4. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?

5. Which gods are invoked as a pair in "The Demons in Hell"?

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