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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Indra, Agni & Soma : Chapter 1, First Gods & the Mysterious Soma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?
(a) The chestnut.
(b) The kernel.
(c) The navel.
(d) The hub.

2. How many people restrain the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

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

4. What are the instruments for ritual sometimes called?
(a) Storm elements.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Machines.
(d) Game tools.

5. What does the word 'tapas' mean?
(a) Longing.
(b) Death.
(c) Heat.
(d) Cold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "The Origins of Sacred Speech" hymn speaks of the recreation of the origins of sacred speech through _____of the Vedic sacrifice.

3. What is the male element of the newborn sun or fire?

4. What is the female element in the oblation ritual called?

5. What is thought of as a symbol of rain and fertility?

(see the answer key)

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