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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. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?
(a) Butter.
(b) Water.
(c) Sky.
(d) Milk.

2. Indra splits open a _____ to release trapped cows.
(a) Cave.
(b) Giant egg.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Boulder.

3. What is the center of the wheel in the "All-Maker" myth called?
(a) The kernel.
(b) The chestnut.
(c) The navel.
(d) The hub.

4. Pusan presides over _____.
(a) Sky and earth.
(b) Mountains and hills.
(c) Fertility and death.
(d) Roads and journeys.

5. What are the instruments for ritual sometimes called?
(a) Game tools.
(b) Storm elements.
(c) Machines.
(d) Weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the ancient dark divinities?

2. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?

3. What is another name for the Maruts?

4. What is the name of the sacrificial drink pressed from a plant?

5. Saryanavat is the name of the _____ where Soma plants are found.

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