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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. Indra splits open a _____ to release trapped cows.
(a) Ocean.
(b) Giant egg.
(c) Boulder.
(d) Cave.

2. The Vasus are a group of gods associated with _____.
(a) The crops.
(b) The sun.
(c) The moon.
(d) The horses.

3. What did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?
(a) Keeper of the sun.
(b) Beholder.
(c) Eye of the sky.
(d) Born of an egg.

4. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?
(a) The chestnut.
(b) The hub.
(c) The navel.
(d) The kernel.

5. 'Dhruvam' means _____.
(a) Sweet.
(b) Loathing.
(c) Sacred.
(d) Steadfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?

2. Varuna and Mitra are keepers of the _____.

3. Saryanavat is the name of the _____ where Soma plants are found.

4. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.

5. The Invoker is what type of priest in "The Sacrifice of the Horse"?

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