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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. How many corners does the earth have in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

2. Cows appear in the metaphors involving Soma as _____ or water.
(a) Whey.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Blood.
(d) Milk.

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

4. Sarasvati is the goddess of _____.
(a) Food.
(b) Weather.
(c) Speech.
(d) Love.

5. _____ is the cry that is made when an offering is presented to the gods.
(a) "Soma!".
(b) "Visvakarman!".
(c) "Agni!".
(d) "Vasat!".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Vena is the seer identified with the _____.

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

4. Who are the 'ancient ones' in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

5. Which word in the Rig Veda means 'to sprinkle'?

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