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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 word denotes mankind, the eponymous ancestor of mankind, or the brother of Yama?
(a) Marut.
(b) Manu.
(c) Amnis.
(d) Varut.

2. The Soma stalk mixes with water to form the juice of _____.
(a) Learning.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Death.
(d) Nothingness.

3. Vena is the seer identified with the _____.
(a) Planet Venus.
(b) Chariot.
(c) Sunbird.
(d) Soma.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Savitr is the _____ and the embodiment of twilight.

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

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

4. An Asura is a form of high ____.

5. The daughter of the sun is the _____ of Soma.

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