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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. _____ are both offenses and Varuna's punishment of those offenses.
(a) Broken chariots.
(b) Bags.
(c) Laws.
(d) Bonds.

2. What turns into a plant that is used as a substitute for the Soma plant in the hymn, "Soma and Indra and the Eagle"?
(a) A feather.
(b) A leaf.
(c) A seed.
(d) A dragon scale.

3. What word denotes mankind, the eponymous ancestor of mankind, or the brother of Yama?
(a) Varut.
(b) Amnis.
(c) Manu.
(d) Marut.

4. A 'yojana' is a measurement of _____.
(a) Distance.
(b) Height.
(c) Time.
(d) Weight.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the male element of the newborn sun or fire?

3. In "The Deeds of the Asvins", the feet in the phrase 'in three chariots with six horses and a hundred feet' are _____.

4. Indra splits open a _____ to release trapped cows.

5. The horses of Indra in "The Sacrifice of the Horse" are _____.

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