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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Indra, Agni & Soma : Chapter 2, More Agni & Soma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The traditional _____ in the Rig Veda is the tale of the king and the priest.
(a) Glue.
(b) Gloss.
(c) Gale.
(d) Glamour.

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

3. The long-haired ascetic is an early precursor of the Upanisadic _____.
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Soma.
(c) Yama.
(d) Yogi.

4. Who is "Destruction" in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) The female personification of disorder.
(b) Indra's sister.
(c) Karma.
(d) The male personification of evil.

5. All fires die out when Siva is wrongly accused in "The Birth of Agni" and he departs from the _____.
(a) Pine Forests.
(b) Black Hills.
(c) Gray Mountains.
(d) High Desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?

2. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?

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

4. What work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?

5. An Asura is a form of high ____.

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