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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. How many shafts does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

2. Who is a kavi?
(a) A snake handler.
(b) A sacrifical martyr.
(c) A guardian or keeper.
(d) A poet or a saint.

3. Who are the 'ancient ones' in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) The jury of heaven.
(b) The sages.
(c) The boy's parents.
(d) Dead ancestors of the realm of Yama.

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

5. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?
(a) Flesh-eating ghouls.
(b) Cold-blooded snakes.
(c) Mud daubers.
(d) Ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?

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

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

4. What did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?

5. What work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?

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