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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. Who repairs the errors committed in the course of the horse sacrifice?
(a) Yaskas.
(b) Hotrs.
(c) Brahmins.
(d) Haruts.

2. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?
(a) Ganges.
(b) Rasa.
(c) Tiber.
(d) Euphrates.

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

4. The _____ in "Indra and the Monkey" is regarded as the indigenous inhabitant, regarded as demonic.
(a) Demi-god.
(b) Slave.
(c) Sage.
(d) Poet.

5. Vena is the seer identified with the _____.
(a) Sunbird.
(b) Soma.
(c) Planet Venus.
(d) Chariot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the path of death referred to, as in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

2. The three vats in "Parjanya, the Cow" are clouds full of rain or vessels full of _____.

3. In "Gambler's Lament", dice are born during a storm and cease to hang like _____ from the nut tree.

4. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?

5. In "Varuna the Friend of Vasistha", where does the sun rest all night?

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