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

2. in "The Deeds of the Asvins", Pedu is the character who was given a white horse that killed _____.
(a) Goats.
(b) Its previous master.
(c) Gods.
(d) Snakes.

3. Varuna is called the _____ in the "Deeds of Varuna".
(a) Master of Horse.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Keeper.
(d) Lord of Soma.

4. What is the name of the god of formal hospitality to strangers?
(a) Aryaman.
(b) Rudra.
(c) Ushas.
(d) Savitr.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Varuna Provoked to Anger", even _____ does not avert evil in the poet's estimation.

2. What did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?

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

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

5. In "The House of Clay", Varuna casts his snares upon the offending worshiper in the form of _____.

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