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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Women & Magic : Chapter 1, Women.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Parsu's name,as mentioned in the notes for "Indra and the Monkey", means _____.
(a) Song.
(b) Rib.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Cow.

2. What is the name of Yama's twin?
(a) Yamo.
(b) Yamani.
(c) Yami.
(d) Yamindra.

3. Who is the mother of the sun?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Fire.
(c) Love.
(d) Dawn.

4. Why does Apala's husband supposedly hate her in the later commentaries associated with "Apala and Indra"?
(a) She is frigid.
(b) She is lazy.
(c) She is unfaithful.
(d) She has a skin disease.

5. The _____ in "Indra and the Monkey" is the conquering Aryan.
(a) Scapegoat.
(b) Ally.
(c) Poet.
(d) Enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?

2. What do the Maruts give Gotama when he prays to them?

3. The Asvins are said to be born of the _____ in "The Deeds of the Asvins".

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

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

(see the answer key)

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