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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. What word denotes mankind, the eponymous ancestor of mankind, or the brother of Yama?
(a) Manu.
(b) Amnis.
(c) Varut.
(d) Marut.

2. Who repairs the errors committed in the course of the horse sacrifice?
(a) Haruts.
(b) Yaskas.
(c) Hotrs.
(d) Brahmins.

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

4. The horses of Indra in "The Sacrifice of the Horse" are _____.
(a) Two roan mares.
(b) Two dapple grays.
(c) Two bay stallions.
(d) Two grey donkeys.

5. The Vasus are a group of gods associated with _____.
(a) The sun.
(b) The horses.
(c) The crops.
(d) The moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. The traditional _____ in the Rig Veda is the tale of the king and the priest.

2. _____ is incarnate as a goddess closely associated with the Asvins.

3. How many of the horse's thirty-six ribs are distributed to the universe in ritual sacrifice?

4. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.

5. The daughter of the sun is the _____ of Soma.

(see the answer key)

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