View a FREE sample

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. How many shafts does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

2. What was used to protect female mourners instead of mascara or eye-shadow, as stated in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) Ritually purified butter.
(b) Clay from sacred ground.
(c) Ash mixed with olive oil.
(d) Blessed berry juice.

3. Who are Agni's sons?
(a) The poets.
(b) The sages.
(c) The Maruts.
(d) The priests.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are said to have more powers than the Fathers in heaven?

2. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?

3. What are the instruments for ritual sometimes called?

4. Who repairs the errors committed in the course of the horse sacrifice?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 174 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample