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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 word is often identified with the soul?
(a) Water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Sound.
(d) Breath.

2. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.
(a) Deus Ignotus.
(b) Deus Ex Machina.
(c) Ixus Dominus.
(d) Brahma.

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

4. In later Sanskrit, a wish is a chariot made of _____.
(a) Flax.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Thought.
(d) Hemp.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?

3. The author calls the unknown god the _____.

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

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

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