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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. The Rbhus are the _____ of the gods.
(a) Craftsmen.
(b) Translators.
(c) Horsemen.
(d) Housekeepers.

2. _____ is the cry that is made when an offering is presented to the gods.
(a) "Visvakarman!".
(b) "Vasat!".
(c) "Soma!".
(d) "Agni!".

3. The red streaks in "The Gale Wind" may be the redness in the sky during rain, or the _____ of the wind.
(a) Blood of the sacrifice.
(b) Breath of the gods.
(c) Chestnut horses.
(d) Flames of Agni.

4. An Asura is a form of high ____.
(a) Devotion.
(b) Divinity.
(c) Catechism.
(d) Priesthood.

5. Who is "Destruction" in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) Karma.
(b) The female personification of disorder.
(c) Indra's sister.
(d) The male personification of evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?

2. The word for heart mind and life-spirit is _____.

3. Who carries Indra to heaven to bring Soma to men and gods?

4. What are the human and demonic enemies of the invading Indo-Aryans?

5. _____ is incarnate as a goddess closely associated with the Asvins.

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