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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Indra, Agni & Soma : Chapter 2, More Agni & Soma.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the piece of wood attached crosswise at the top of the stake used in the horse sacrifice?
(a) The knob.
(b) The corbel.
(c) The cleft.
(d) The weft.

3. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?
(a) Women.
(b) Poets.
(c) Priests.
(d) Dogs.

4. Savitr is the _____ and the embodiment of twilight.
(a) Indoctinated ally of Indra.
(b) Divine obstetrician.
(c) Holy sepulchre.
(d) Sacred sage.

5. The Soma stalk mixes with water to form the juice of _____.
(a) Learning.
(b) Death.
(c) Nothingness.
(d) Immortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word denotes mankind, the eponymous ancestor of mankind, or the brother of Yama?

2. In "We Have Drunk the Soma", Dawn harnesses _____ to her chariot to bring treasure to the singer of the hymn.

3. What is the name given to the cremation fire?

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

5. Who is considered the quintessential generous patron?

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