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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. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?
(a) Ganges.
(b) Euphrates.
(c) Tiber.
(d) Rasa.

2. What is the inner membrane of the embryo called?
(a) Cytoplasm.
(b) Wall.
(c) Nucleus.
(d) Caul.

3. The author calls the unknown god the _____.
(a) Golden Embryo.
(b) Icarus of Antiquity.
(c) Sunray.
(d) Silver Serpent.

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

5. What is the name given to the cremation fire?
(a) Aditi.
(b) Dharma.
(c) Agni.
(d) Yama.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many shafts does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

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

5. The word for heart mind and life-spirit is _____.

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