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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 is the hollow cavern that the rivers fill in "The Child of the Waters"?
(a) The valley.
(b) The moon's wake.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The sky.

2. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?
(a) Women.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Priests.
(d) Poets.

3. What word is often identified with the soul?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Breath.
(d) Sound.

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

5. What work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?
(a) The Bhagavad Gita.
(b) Naciketas.
(c) The Pancatantra.
(d) Upanishads.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal joins the horse in sacrifice?

2. Indra splits open a _____ to release trapped cows.

3. All fires die out when Siva is wrongly accused in "The Birth of Agni" and he departs from the _____.

4. The daughter of the sun is the _____ of Soma.

5. What is the name given to the cremation fire?

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