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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 thought of as a symbol of rain and fertility?
(a) The lioness.
(b) The goose egg.
(c) The female frog.
(d) The rain cloud.

2. Who is "Destruction" in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) Indra's sister.
(b) The male personification of evil.
(c) The female personification of disorder.
(d) Karma.

3. Which word in the Rig Veda means 'to sprinkle'?
(a) Spray.
(b) Descend.
(c) Anoint.
(d) Dust.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.

3. Vivavsan is a name for the _____.

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

5. How many wheels does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

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