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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Creation & Death : Chapter 1, Introductions, Creation & Death..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the inner membrane of the embryo called?
(a) Caul.
(b) Wall.
(c) Cytoplasm.
(d) Nucleus.

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

3. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?
(a) Flesh-eating ghouls.
(b) Mud daubers.
(c) Cold-blooded snakes.
(d) Ants.

4. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?
(a) Soma.
(b) Broth.
(c) Buttermilk.
(d) Karma.

5. What are the four social classes in Indian civilization called?
(a) Yamas.
(b) Varnas.
(c) Fifes.
(d) Sects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.

2. Who is a kavi?

3. What did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?

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

5. What does the word 'tapas' mean?

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