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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.
(a) Deus Ex Machina.
(b) Deus Ignotus.
(c) Brahma.
(d) Ixus Dominus.

2. What is the male element of the newborn sun or fire?
(a) Heat.
(b) Bones.
(c) Eyes.
(d) The flames.

3. What does the word 'tapas' mean?
(a) Longing.
(b) Heat.
(c) Cold.
(d) Death.

4. What work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?
(a) Naciketas.
(b) Upanishads.
(c) The Bhagavad Gita.
(d) The Pancatantra.

5. The daughter of the sun is the _____ of Soma.
(a) Friend.
(b) Sister.
(c) Wife.
(d) Niece.

6. The traditional _____ in the Rig Veda is the tale of the king and the priest.
(a) Glue.
(b) Gloss.
(c) Glamour.
(d) Gale.

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

8. What are the four social classes in Indian civilization called?
(a) Varnas.
(b) Sects.
(c) Fifes.
(d) Yamas.

9. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?
(a) Ants.
(b) Flesh-eating ghouls.
(c) Mud daubers.
(d) Cold-blooded snakes.

10. 'Dhruvam' means _____.
(a) Sweet.
(b) Sacred.
(c) Steadfast.
(d) Loathing.

11. In later Sanskrit, a wish is a chariot made of _____.
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Flax.
(c) Hemp.
(d) Thought.

12. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

13. Cows appear in the metaphors involving Soma as _____ or water.
(a) Clouds.
(b) Blood.
(c) Milk.
(d) Whey.

14. "The Sacrificial Priests" is described as a kind of _____ for priests.
(a) Love song.
(b) Work-song.
(c) Lamenting.
(d) Self-praise.

15. How many wheels does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.

2. How many people slaughter the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?

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

4. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?

5. What is the name of the ancient sage to whom "Requiem for a Horse" is attributed?

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