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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 did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?
(a) Beholder.
(b) Eye of the sky.
(c) Born of an egg.
(d) Keeper of the sun.

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

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

4. Who is the beloved grey priest?
(a) The Soma plant.
(b) The oblation fire.
(c) The night sky.
(d) The rain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Agni's sons?

2. Who are the 'ancient ones' in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

3. Who is considered the quintessential generous patron?

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

5. The horses of Indra in "The Sacrifice of the Horse" are _____.

(see the answer key)

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