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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Indra, Agni & Soma : Chapter 1, First Gods & the Mysterious Soma.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?
(a) The navel.
(b) The hub.
(c) The kernel.
(d) The chestnut.

5. The word for heart mind and life-spirit is _____.
(a) Manas.
(b) Hama.
(c) Coeur.
(d) Karma.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Sacrificial Priests" is described as a kind of _____ for priests.

2. The Vasus are a group of gods associated with _____.

3. Which word in the Rig Veda means 'to sprinkle'?

4. What are the instruments for ritual sometimes called?

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

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