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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Agastya's chosen path in life when his wife approaches him to beget a child?
(a) That of a herdsman.
(b) That of the ascetic.
(c) That of a farmer.
(d) That of a charioteer.

2. Sindhu is a _____ goddess.
(a) Tree.
(b) River.
(c) Mountain.
(d) Dog.

3. The _____ in "Indra and the Monkey" is regarded as the indigenous inhabitant, regarded as demonic.
(a) Demi-god.
(b) Sage.
(c) Slave.
(d) Poet.

4. Urvasi is a _____.
(a) Sun goddess.
(b) Mortal.
(c) Water-nymph.
(d) Poet.

5. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the third skin that is sloughed off of Apala?
(a) A salamander.
(b) A toad.
(c) A chameleon.
(d) A slave.

6. In "Have Mercy on Us, Rudra", Rudra's hair is braided or piled on top of his head in a _____.
(a) Basket.
(b) Pyramid.
(c) Chignon.
(d) Tangled mess.

7. What is another name for the Maruts?
(a) Brahmins.
(b) Asvins.
(c) Visnus.
(d) Rudras.

8. What does Apala want to do for Indra to get him to help her in "Apala and Indra"?
(a) Give herself to him.
(b) Kill her husband.
(c) Press Soma.
(d) Sacrifice a horse.

9. Who are the sons and daughters of the father in "To Arms"?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Leaves.

10. In "The Three Strides of Visnu", the commentator suggests that the ferocious beast is a _____.
(a) Bear.
(b) Bull.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Lion.

11. The god Parjanya is closely associated with _____.
(a) Day and night.
(b) Rain and snow.
(c) Cremation.
(d) Thunder and lightning.

12. What is the name of Yama's twin?
(a) Yamindra.
(b) Yamo.
(c) Yamani.
(d) Yami.

13. Who is Rudra's successor as a Hindu god?
(a) Siva.
(b) Savitr.
(c) Pusan.
(d) Visvadevas.

14. What is Rudra the embodiment of?
(a) Cleverness and thievery.
(b) Love and wisdom.
(c) Peace and death.
(d) Wildness and unpredictable danger.

15. What is another name for the 'axis mundi' mentioned in "Guard Us from the Monstrous Abyss"?
(a) The daylight in the rock.
(b) The Soma.
(c) The navel of the world.
(d) The lightning of Agni.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Asvins are said to be born of the _____ in "The Deeds of the Asvins".

2. What is the name of the god of formal hospitality to strangers?

3. The red streaks in "The Gale Wind" may be the redness in the sky during rain, or the _____ of the wind.

4. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the first skin that is sloughed off of Apala?

5. The word for exertion of religious activity in "Agastya and Lopamudra" is _____.

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