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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the inner membrane of the embryo called?
(a) Caul.
(b) Wall.
(c) Cytoplasm.
(d) Nucleus.

2. Varuna and Mitra are keepers of the _____.
(a) Sticks.
(b) Soma.
(c) Moral law.
(d) Pressing stones.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?
(a) Sky.
(b) Milk.
(c) Butter.
(d) Water.

9. "The Origins of Sacred Speech" hymn speaks of the recreation of the origins of sacred speech through _____of the Vedic sacrifice.
(a) Pantomime.
(b) Sand writing.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Verbal contests.

10. Who is considered the quintessential generous patron?
(a) Kiyamba.
(b) Agni.
(c) Surya.
(d) Indra.

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

12. What was used to protect female mourners instead of mascara or eye-shadow, as stated in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) Ash mixed with olive oil.
(b) Clay from sacred ground.
(c) Ritually purified butter.
(d) Blessed berry juice.

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

14. What animal joins the horse in sacrifice?
(a) A dog.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A goat.
(d) A bird.

15. What is the hollow cavern that the rivers fill in "The Child of the Waters"?
(a) The valley.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The moon's wake.
(d) The sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the ancient dark divinities?

2. Who repairs the errors committed in the course of the horse sacrifice?

3. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?

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

5. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.

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