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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 restrain the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

2. Where is the fireplace where the dove settles in "The Dove of Death'"?
(a) Outside.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The living room.
(d) The bedroom.

3. Who are the sky and earth parents of?
(a) The bull.
(b) The maruts.
(c) The stars.
(d) The sun.

4. Who are the 'ancient ones' in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) The boy's parents.
(b) The jury of heaven.
(c) Dead ancestors of the realm of Yama.
(d) The sages.

5. The Vasus are a group of gods associated with _____.
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) The horses.
(d) The crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the ancient dark divinities?

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

3. In "Vena", Soma is the _____ who roars as he mingles with the waters.

4. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.

5. What was used to protect female mourners instead of mascara or eye-shadow, as stated in the "Burial Hymn"?

(see the answer key)

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