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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 another English term for what means 'little ship' in Sanskrit?
(a) Chariot.
(b) Shuttle.
(c) Horse.
(d) Star-chaser.

2. What are the instruments for ritual sometimes called?
(a) Game tools.
(b) Storm elements.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Machines.

3. How many of the horse's thirty-six ribs are distributed to the universe in ritual sacrifice?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Thirty-four.

4. In the hymn, "In Praise of Generosity", fortune is described as _____.
(a) Fickle.
(b) Death.
(c) Easy.
(d) Freedom.

5. _____ are seers as well as poets.
(a) Painters.
(b) Sages.
(c) Demi-gods.
(d) Priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. The red streaks in "The Gale Wind" may be the redness in the sky during rain, or the _____ of the wind.

2. Who carries Indra to heaven to bring Soma to men and gods?

3. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.

4. What is the female element in the oblation ritual called?

5. The author calls the unknown god the _____.

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