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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 ocean.
(c) The moon's wake.
(d) The sky.

2. What are the instruments for ritual sometimes called?
(a) Machines.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Storm elements.
(d) Game tools.

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

4. Who is the mother of the sun?
(a) Love.
(b) Fire.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Dusk.

5. The Maruts are referred to as _____ in "The Cows in the Cave".
(a) The dark ones.
(b) The small ones.
(c) The quick ones.
(d) The elite ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is often identified with the soul?

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

3. In the hymn, "In Praise of Generosity", fortune is described as _____.

4. Varuna and Mitra are keepers of the _____.

5. What are the sisters that embrace the pressing stones?

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