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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Cows of the Rig Veda : Chapter 2, Sky & Earth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vena is the seer identified with the _____.
(a) Soma.
(b) Planet Venus.
(c) Sunbird.
(d) Chariot.

2. What do the Maruts give Gotama when he prays to them?
(a) A fountain.
(b) Gold.
(c) A son.
(d) Silver.

3. All fires die out when Siva is wrongly accused in "The Birth of Agni" and he departs from the _____.
(a) High Desert.
(b) Pine Forests.
(c) Gray Mountains.
(d) Black Hills.

4. The overturned cask is a frequent metaphor for a _____.
(a) The loss of life.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) The loss of Soma.
(d) A torrent of rain.

5. What is the name of the god of intimate friendship among one's own kind?
(a) Soma.
(b) Mitra.
(c) Atri.
(d) Indra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the piece of wood attached crosswise at the top of the stake used in the horse sacrifice?

2. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.

3. in "The Deeds of the Asvins", Pedu is the character who was given a white horse that killed _____.

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

5. Which word in the Rig Veda means 'to sprinkle'?

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