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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 symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?
(a) Water.
(b) Milk.
(c) Butter.
(d) Sky.

2. Which word in the Rig Veda means 'to sprinkle'?
(a) Spray.
(b) Descend.
(c) Anoint.
(d) Dust.

3. How many wheels does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. The word for heart mind and life-spirit is _____.
(a) Hama.
(b) Coeur.
(c) Karma.
(d) Manas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?

2. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?

3. Who is a kavi?

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

5. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?

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