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

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

3. What are said to have more powers than the Fathers in heaven?
(a) The Mothers of heaven.
(b) The children of heaven.
(c) The horses of heaven.
(d) The goats of heaven.

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

5. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.
(a) Son.
(b) Rival.
(c) Best friend.
(d) Wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the mother of the sun?

2. What does the word 'tapas' mean?

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

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

5. How many people restrain the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?

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