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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 is the mother of the Maruts?
(a) Parjanya.
(b) Yama.
(c) Prsni.
(d) Usas.

2. Sindhu is a _____ goddess.
(a) Tree.
(b) Dog.
(c) Mountain.
(d) River.

3. For what is 'the house of clay' a metaphor?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Death.
(c) The earth.
(d) The body.

4. Pusan presides over _____.
(a) Fertility and death.
(b) Roads and journeys.
(c) Mountains and hills.
(d) Sky and earth.

5. How many wheels does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is thought of as a symbol of rain and fertility?

2. In "Have Mercy on Us, Rudra", Rudra's hair is braided or piled on top of his head in a _____.

3. Svarbhanu is the demon of _____ in "Atri and the Lost Sun".

4. Varuna and Mitra are keepers of the _____.

5. What word denotes mankind, the eponymous ancestor of mankind, or the brother of Yama?

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