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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Cows of the Rig Veda : Chapter 1, Indra's Cows.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word is often identified with the soul?
(a) Fire.
(b) Sound.
(c) Breath.
(d) Water.

3. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.
(a) Best friend.
(b) Wife.
(c) Rival.
(d) Son.

4. What is the hollow cavern that the rivers fill in "The Child of the Waters"?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The valley.
(c) The sky.
(d) The moon's wake.

5. What do the Maruts give Gotama when he prays to them?
(a) A son.
(b) A fountain.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. The red streaks in "The Gale Wind" may be the redness in the sky during rain, or the _____ of the wind.

2. The Asvins are said to be born of the _____ in "The Deeds of the Asvins".

3. In "We Have Drunk the Soma", Dawn harnesses _____ to her chariot to bring treasure to the singer of the hymn.

4. The mane of a horse is a metaphor for what?

5. How many people slaughter the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?

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