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

2. What word is often identified with the soul?
(a) Sound.
(b) Fire.
(c) Breath.
(d) Water.

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

4. Who repairs the errors committed in the course of the horse sacrifice?
(a) Yaskas.
(b) Haruts.
(c) Brahmins.
(d) Hotrs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Agni's sons?

2. Who is the beloved grey priest?

3. What is the female element in the oblation ritual called?

4. When Agni becomes priest, his _____ are both flame and prayer.

5. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?

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