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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 work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?
(a) Naciketas.
(b) The Bhagavad Gita.
(c) Upanishads.
(d) The Pancatantra.

2. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?
(a) Women.
(b) Priests.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Poets.

3. Varuna binds _____ in his snares of disease and misfortune in "Varuna Provoked to Anger".
(a) Demons.
(b) Sinners.
(c) Women.
(d) Cattle.

4. What is the sky divided into in "A Spell to Turn Back the Departing Spirit"?
(a) Three levels.
(b) Two planes.
(c) Six quadrants.
(d) Four quarters.

5. What is thought of as a symbol of rain and fertility?
(a) The female frog.
(b) The lioness.
(c) The rain cloud.
(d) The goose egg.

Short Answer Questions

1. The overturned cask is a frequent metaphor for a _____.

2. What is the name given to the cremation fire?

3. What is the metaphor used in "Parjanya, the Cow" to represent the cloud that does not give rain?

4. Who repairs the errors committed in the course of the horse sacrifice?

5. The Soma stalk mixes with water to form the juice of _____.

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