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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "We Have Drunk the Soma", Dawn harnesses _____ to her chariot to bring treasure to the singer of the hymn.
(a) The sun.
(b) Docile cows.
(c) Indra.
(d) Seven eagles.

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

3. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?
(a) Tiber.
(b) Rasa.
(c) Euphrates.
(d) Ganges.

4. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.
(a) Wife.
(b) Best friend.
(c) Son.
(d) Rival.

5. The Invoker is what type of priest in "The Sacrifice of the Horse"?
(a) Yaman.
(b) All-maker.
(c) Hotr.
(d) Brahmin.

6. What are said to have more powers than the Fathers in heaven?
(a) The horses of heaven.
(b) The goats of heaven.
(c) The children of heaven.
(d) The Mothers of heaven.

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

8. Who are Agni's sons?
(a) The priests.
(b) The Maruts.
(c) The poets.
(d) The sages.

9. Who is sometimes Indra's enemy, yet helps him fight the serpent and steal the solar disc?
(a) Rudra.
(b) Astus.
(c) Agni.
(d) Kutsa.

10. The long-haired ascetic is an early precursor of the Upanisadic _____.
(a) Yama.
(b) Yogi.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Soma.

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

12. When Agni becomes priest, his _____ are both flame and prayer.
(a) Robes.
(b) Arms.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Eyes.

13. Who is "Destruction" in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) The female personification of disorder.
(b) Karma.
(c) Indra's sister.
(d) The male personification of evil.

14. Susna is the demon of _____.
(a) Night.
(b) Drought.
(c) Day.
(d) Flood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is a kavi?

2. What is the hollow cavern that the rivers fill in "The Child of the Waters"?

3. Who are the 'ancient ones' in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

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

5. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?

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