View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Women & Magic : Chapter 2, Magic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.
(a) Brahma.
(b) Deus Ex Machina.
(c) Deus Ignotus.
(d) Ixus Dominus.

2. Who are the sons and daughters of the father in "To Arms"?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Flowers.

3. The poet asks Indra to crush the demon to _____ in "The Demons in Hell".
(a) Soma.
(b) Powder.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Fragments.

4. According to the author, who is the only Vedic goddess of any true stature?
(a) Aditi.
(b) Siva.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Yami.

5. The word _____ means 'one who sheds rain or seed'?
(a) Flake.
(b) Virile.
(c) Cloudmaster.
(d) Emit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the god of formal hospitality to strangers?

2. Indra splits open a _____ to release trapped cows.

3. Vivavsan is a name for the _____.

4. Mudgala's wife hopes that Indra will turn her husband into a _____.

5. For what is 'the house of clay' a metaphor?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 148 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample