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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. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.
(a) Deus Ex Machina.
(b) Brahma.
(c) Ixus Dominus.
(d) Deus Ignotus.

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

3. The Invoker is what type of priest in "The Sacrifice of the Horse"?
(a) All-maker.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) Hotr.
(d) Yaman.

4. The horses of Indra in "The Sacrifice of the Horse" are _____.
(a) Two dapple grays.
(b) Two bay stallions.
(c) Two roan mares.
(d) Two grey donkeys.

5. What is the female element in the oblation ritual called?
(a) The air taker.
(b) The boneless one.
(c) The sky maker.
(d) The fourth element.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is another English term for what means 'little ship' in Sanskrit?

4. Who is the beloved grey priest?

5. What is the path of death referred to, as in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

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