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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 people restrain the horse of Tvastr during sacrifice?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

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

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

4. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?
(a) Karma.
(b) Broth.
(c) Buttermilk.
(d) Soma.

5. _____ are seers as well as poets.
(a) Priests.
(b) Demi-gods.
(c) Sages.
(d) Painters.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Sacrificial Priests" is described as a kind of _____ for priests.

2. What is the male element of the newborn sun or fire?

3. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.

4. The Maruts are referred to as _____ in "The Cows in the Cave".

5. All fires die out when Siva is wrongly accused in "The Birth of Agni" and he departs from the _____.

(see the answer key)

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