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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. Who is "Destruction" in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) Karma.
(b) Indra's sister.
(c) The male personification of evil.
(d) The female personification of disorder.

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

3. What is the hollow cavern that the rivers fill in "The Child of the Waters"?
(a) The moon's wake.
(b) The sky.
(c) The valley.
(d) The ocean.

4. All fires die out when Siva is wrongly accused in "The Birth of Agni" and he departs from the _____.
(a) High Desert.
(b) Pine Forests.
(c) Black Hills.
(d) Gray Mountains.

5. What is thought of as a symbol of rain and fertility?
(a) The goose egg.
(b) The female frog.
(c) The lioness.
(d) The rain cloud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the mother of the sun?

2. What is another English term for what means 'little ship' in Sanskrit?

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

4. How many shafts does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

5. Vivavsan is a name for the _____.

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