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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. The long-haired ascetic is an early precursor of the Upanisadic _____.
(a) Yama.
(b) Yogi.
(c) Soma.
(d) Sacrifice.

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

3. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?
(a) Butter.
(b) Milk.
(c) Sky.
(d) Water.

4. "The Sacrificial Priests" is described as a kind of _____ for priests.
(a) Work-song.
(b) Lamenting.
(c) Self-praise.
(d) Love song.

5. What is another English term for what means 'little ship' in Sanskrit?
(a) Star-chaser.
(b) Horse.
(c) Chariot.
(d) Shuttle.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ are seers as well as poets.

2. Who are Agni's sons?

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

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

5. What animal joins the horse in sacrifice?

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