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

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

3. What is another English term for what means 'little ship' in Sanskrit?
(a) Star-chaser.
(b) Horse.
(c) Shuttle.
(d) Chariot.

4. 'Dhruvam' means _____.
(a) Loathing.
(b) Steadfast.
(c) Sacred.
(d) Sweet.

5. What is the piece of wood attached crosswise at the top of the stake used in the horse sacrifice?
(a) The cleft.
(b) The corbel.
(c) The weft.
(d) The knob.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the horse's thirty-six ribs are distributed to the universe in ritual sacrifice?

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

3. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?

4. Who is considered the quintessential generous patron?

5. _____ are seers as well as poets.

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