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

2. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?
(a) Soma.
(b) Broth.
(c) Karma.
(d) Buttermilk.

3. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. How many of the horse's thirty-six ribs are distributed to the universe in ritual sacrifice?
(a) Thirty-four.
(b) One.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Ten.

5. Who is sometimes Indra's enemy, yet helps him fight the serpent and steal the solar disc?
(a) Rudra.
(b) Agni.
(c) Astus.
(d) Kutsa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vena is the seer identified with the _____.

2. The Vasus are a group of gods associated with _____.

3. An Asura is a form of high ____.

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

5. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?

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