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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Creation & Death : Chapter 1, Introductions, Creation & Death..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The author calls the unknown god the _____.
(a) Golden Embryo.
(b) Silver Serpent.
(c) Sunray.
(d) Icarus of Antiquity.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the inner membrane of the embryo called?

2. What is the name given to the cremation fire?

3. Who are the ancient dark divinities?

4. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?

5. Who is "Destruction" in the "Burial Hymn"?

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