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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. Who is the mother of the Maruts?
(a) Usas.
(b) Yama.
(c) Prsni.
(d) Parjanya.

2. The overturned cask is a frequent metaphor for a _____.
(a) A torrent of rain.
(b) The loss of Soma.
(c) The loss of life.
(d) An earthquake.

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

4. In "Varuna Provoked to Anger", even _____ does not avert evil in the poet's estimation.
(a) Sleep.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Sacrifice.

5. Who are 'those who eat serpents' most likely to be in "Savitr at Sunset"?
(a) Birds of prey.
(b) Maruts.
(c) Sages.
(d) Dogs of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?

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

3. Svarbhanu is the demon of _____ in "Atri and the Lost Sun".

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

5. What is another name for the 'axis mundi' mentioned in "Guard Us from the Monstrous Abyss"?

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