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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Cows of the Rig Veda : Chapter 2, Sky & Earth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people restrain the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

2. Who is a kavi?
(a) A guardian or keeper.
(b) A snake handler.
(c) A sacrifical martyr.
(d) A poet or a saint.

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

4. How many people slaughter the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ are seers as well as poets.

2. Varuna and Mitra are keepers of the _____.

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

4. In the hymn, "In Praise of Generosity", fortune is described as _____.

5. What is another name for the Maruts?

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