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

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

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

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

5. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author calls the unknown god the _____.

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?

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