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 people slaughter the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Twelve.

2. 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.

3. In the hymn, "In Praise of Generosity", fortune is described as _____.
(a) Fickle.
(b) Death.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Easy.

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

5. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.
(a) Rival.
(b) Wife.
(c) Son.
(d) Best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Sacrificial Priests" is described as a kind of _____ for priests.

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 194 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample