View a FREE sample

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. Vivavsan is a name for the _____.
(a) Sun.
(b) Heavens.
(c) Earth.
(d) Moon.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author calls the unknown god the _____.

3. What is the sky divided into in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?

4. What is the inner membrane of the embryo called?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 172 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample