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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. What does the name Vena mean?
(a) Longing.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Elder.
(d) Light.

2. What is the piece of wood attached crosswise at the top of the stake used in the horse sacrifice?
(a) The corbel.
(b) The cleft.
(c) The weft.
(d) The knob.

3. Who is Rudra's successor as a Hindu god?
(a) Pusan.
(b) Visvadevas.
(c) Savitr.
(d) Siva.

4. Sarasvati is the goddess of _____.
(a) Weather.
(b) Speech.
(c) Food.
(d) Love.

5. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?
(a) Women.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Priests.
(d) Poets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are 'those who eat serpents' most likely to be in "Savitr at Sunset"?

2. Saryanavat is the name of the _____ where Soma plants are found.

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

4. In the section of the book called "Realia", the hymns are characterized by the author as having a _____ element.

5. What work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?

(see the answer key)

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