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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. The Maruts are referred to as _____ in "The Cows in the Cave".
(a) The elite ones.
(b) The dark ones.
(c) The quick ones.
(d) The small ones.

2. Who performed the first sacrifice by mortals for immortals?
(a) Soma.
(b) Manu.
(c) Visnu.
(d) Savitr.

3. The enemy of true speech in "The Origins of Sacred Speech" is said to have been the _____ of the author.
(a) Wife.
(b) Rival.
(c) Best friend.
(d) Son.

4. At the end of "The Birth of Agni", what does Agni turn into?
(a) A frog.
(b) A bull.
(c) A horse.
(d) A demon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does the author think the "The Boy and the Chariot" might be the kernel of?

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

3. Who are the sons and daughters of the father in "To Arms"?

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

5. "The Origins of Sacred Speech" hymn speaks of the recreation of the origins of sacred speech through _____of the Vedic sacrifice.

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