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

2. What was used to protect female mourners instead of mascara or eye-shadow, as stated in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) Blessed berry juice.
(b) Clay from sacred ground.
(c) Ash mixed with olive oil.
(d) Ritually purified butter.

3. What animal joins the horse in sacrifice?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A goat.

4. Vivavsan is a name for the _____.
(a) Moon.
(b) Earth.
(c) Sun.
(d) Heavens.

5. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?
(a) The chestnut.
(b) The kernel.
(c) The hub.
(d) The navel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Savitr is the _____ and the embodiment of twilight.

2. What is the sky divided into in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?

3. In the hymn, "In Praise of Generosity", fortune is described as _____.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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