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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 "We Have Drunk the Soma", Dawn harnesses _____ to her chariot to bring treasure to the singer of the hymn.
(a) Docile cows.
(b) Seven eagles.
(c) The sun.
(d) Indra.

2. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?
(a) Buttermilk.
(b) Soma.
(c) Karma.
(d) Broth.

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

4. The Invoker is what type of priest in "The Sacrifice of the Horse"?
(a) Yaman.
(b) Hotr.
(c) All-maker.
(d) Brahmin.

5. The author calls the unknown god the _____.
(a) Sunray.
(b) Silver Serpent.
(c) Icarus of Antiquity.
(d) Golden Embryo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Varuna and Mitra are keepers of the _____.

2. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.

3. What is thought of as a symbol of rain and fertility?

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

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

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