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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. _____ is the cry that is made when an offering is presented to the gods.
(a) "Soma!".
(b) "Visvakarman!".
(c) "Agni!".
(d) "Vasat!".

2. The daughter of the sun is the _____ of Soma.
(a) Wife.
(b) Friend.
(c) Sister.
(d) Niece.

3. The Maruts are _____ portrayed always as a group.
(a) Water-gods.
(b) Sun worshipers.
(c) Fertility gods.
(d) Wind-gods.

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

5. "The Origins of Sacred Speech" hymn speaks of the recreation of the origins of sacred speech through _____of the Vedic sacrifice.
(a) Pantomime.
(b) Verbal contests.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Sand writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?

2. Savitr is the _____ and the embodiment of twilight.

3. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?

4. What is the male element of the newborn sun or fire?

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

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