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

2. The Asvins are said to be born of the _____ in "The Deeds of the Asvins".
(a) Nose.
(b) Arms.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Mouth.

3. Who is said to have found the lost sun?
(a) Yama.
(b) Atri.
(c) Soma.
(d) Agni.

4. The Invoker is what type of priest in "The Sacrifice of the Horse"?
(a) Hotr.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) All-maker.
(d) Yaman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal joins the horse in sacrifice?

2. In "The Three Strides of Visnu", the commentator suggests that the ferocious beast is a _____.

3. In "Varuna the Friend of Vasistha", where does the sun rest all night?

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

5. The three vats in "Parjanya, the Cow" are clouds full of rain or vessels full of _____.

(see the answer key)

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