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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Cows of the Rig Veda : Chapter 2, Sky & Earth.

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. Vivavsan is a name for the _____.
(a) Earth.
(b) Heavens.
(c) Moon.
(d) Sun.

3. The Rbhus are the _____ of the gods.
(a) Horsemen.
(b) Translators.
(c) Craftsmen.
(d) Housekeepers.

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

5. Svarbhanu is the demon of _____ in "Atri and the Lost Sun".
(a) Hunger.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Night.
(d) Eclipses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?

3. Susna is the demon of _____.

4. Who is Rudra's successor as a Hindu god?

5. What is the name of the god of intimate friendship among one's own kind?

(see the answer key)

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