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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Creation & Death : Chapter 1, Introductions, Creation & Death..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the sky divided into in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Six quadrants.
(b) Two planes.
(c) Three levels.
(d) Four quarters.

2. Who are the ancient dark divinities?
(a) The Asuras.
(b) The Asisis.
(c) The Vyalkasas.
(d) The Agnis.

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

4. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the path of death referred to, as in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

2. In later Sanskrit, a wish is a chariot made of _____.

3. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?

4. What are the four social classes in Indian civilization called?

5. Who are the 'ancient ones' in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

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