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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 work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?
(a) The Bhagavad Gita.
(b) The Pancatantra.
(c) Naciketas.
(d) Upanishads.

2. What does the word 'tapas' mean?
(a) Cold.
(b) Death.
(c) Heat.
(d) Longing.

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

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

5. What did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?
(a) Beholder.
(b) Keeper of the sun.
(c) Born of an egg.
(d) Eye of the sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was used to protect female mourners instead of mascara or eye-shadow, as stated in the "Burial Hymn"?

2. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?

3. The author calls the unknown god the _____.

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

5. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?

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