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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 1, Indra's Cows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ancient sage to whom "Requiem for a Horse" is attributed?
(a) Yama.
(b) Yasa.
(c) Brahmin.
(d) Brhaduktha.

2. What are the sisters that embrace the pressing stones?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Other stones.
(c) Gems.
(d) Fingers.

3. Svarbhanu is the demon of _____ in "Atri and the Lost Sun".
(a) Hunger.
(b) Eclipses.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Night.

4. The Asvins are said to be born of the _____ in "The Deeds of the Asvins".
(a) Mouth.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Arms.
(d) Nose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Agni becomes priest, his _____ are both flame and prayer.

2. Susna is the demon of _____.

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

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

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

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