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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 name given to the cremation fire?
(a) Dharma.
(b) Agni.
(c) Aditi.
(d) Yama.

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

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

4. Who is the beloved grey priest?
(a) The night sky.
(b) The Soma plant.
(c) The rain.
(d) The oblation fire.

5. _____ is the cry that is made when an offering is presented to the gods.
(a) "Agni!".
(b) "Soma!".
(c) "Visvakarman!".
(d) "Vasat!".

Short Answer Questions

1. The traditional _____ in the Rig Veda is the tale of the king and the priest.

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

3. What turns into a plant that is used as a substitute for the Soma plant in the hymn, "Soma and Indra and the Eagle"?

4. What is the hollow cavern that the rivers fill in "The Child of the Waters"?

5. What are the human and demonic enemies of the invading Indo-Aryans?

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