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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. In the hymn "Yama and the Fathers", who is being told to go away from the burning-ground where they live?
(a) Ants.
(b) Mud daubers.
(c) Flesh-eating ghouls.
(d) Cold-blooded snakes.

2. At the end of "The Birth of Agni", what does Agni turn into?
(a) A bull.
(b) A horse.
(c) A demon.
(d) A frog.

3. What is the female element in the oblation ritual called?
(a) The sky maker.
(b) The boneless one.
(c) The fourth element.
(d) The air taker.

4. Savitr is the _____ and the embodiment of twilight.
(a) Indoctinated ally of Indra.
(b) Sacred sage.
(c) Holy sepulchre.
(d) Divine obstetrician.

5. What are said to have more powers than the Fathers in heaven?
(a) The children of heaven.
(b) The Mothers of heaven.
(c) The goats of heaven.
(d) The horses of heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.

2. What does the word 'tapas' mean?

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. Cows appear in the metaphors involving Soma as _____ or water.

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

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