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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Indra, Agni & Soma : Chapter 2, More Agni & Soma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?
(a) Keeper of the sun.
(b) Born of an egg.
(c) Beholder.
(d) Eye of the sky.

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

3. Vena is the seer identified with the _____.
(a) Sunbird.
(b) Soma.
(c) Planet Venus.
(d) Chariot.

4. What are the human and demonic enemies of the invading Indo-Aryans?
(a) Agnus.
(b) Atmans.
(c) Panis.
(d) Saramas.

5. What is the name given to the cremation fire?
(a) Aditi.
(b) Yama.
(c) Dharma.
(d) Agni.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the beloved grey priest?

2. The Maruts are referred to as _____ in "The Cows in the Cave".

3. How many shafts does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

4. At the end of "The Birth of Agni", what does Agni turn into?

5. What word denotes mankind, the eponymous ancestor of mankind, or the brother of Yama?

(see the answer key)

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