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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Indra, Agni & Soma : Chapter 1, First Gods & the Mysterious Soma.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many people restrain the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

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

5. _____ are seers as well as poets.
(a) Painters.
(b) Sages.
(c) Demi-gods.
(d) Priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is thought of as a symbol of rain and fertility?

2. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?

3. What are said to have more powers than the Fathers in heaven?

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

5. How many of the horse's thirty-six ribs are distributed to the universe in ritual sacrifice?

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