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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Maruts give Gotama when he prays to them?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A son.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

2. What is the name of Yama's twin?
(a) Yami.
(b) Yamani.
(c) Yamindra.
(d) Yamo.

3. What is the symbol of an unfaithful woman in "Pururavas and Urvasi"?
(a) The eagle.
(b) The broken chalice.
(c) The jackal.
(d) The broken twig.

4. Sindhu is a _____ goddess.
(a) River.
(b) Dog.
(c) Mountain.
(d) Tree.

5. Who invokes the Asvins to help her find her husband?
(a) Indrani.
(b) Ghosa.
(c) Agastya.
(d) Yami.

6. According to the author, who is the only Vedic goddess of any true stature?
(a) Yami.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Siva.
(d) Aditi.

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

8. Who is Rudra's successor as a Hindu god?
(a) Pusan.
(b) Siva.
(c) Savitr.
(d) Visvadevas.

9. Pusan is the _____ of the sun.
(a) Maker.
(b) Herder.
(c) Husband.
(d) Charioteer.

10. In "Gambler's Lament", dice are born during a storm and cease to hang like _____ from the nut tree.
(a) Stars.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Bones.
(d) Pendulums.

11. What does the name Vena mean?
(a) Light.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Elder.
(d) Longing.

12. Who are the sons and daughters of the father in "To Arms"?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Arrows.
(d) Rocks.

13. The Maruts are _____ portrayed always as a group.
(a) Fertility gods.
(b) Sun worshipers.
(c) Water-gods.
(d) Wind-gods.

14. Urvasi is a _____.
(a) Mortal.
(b) Poet.
(c) Sun goddess.
(d) Water-nymph.

15. 'A woman in need of help' in "The rescue of Atri" designates a woman _____.
(a) Who hasn't drunk Soma.
(b) Who has no children.
(c) In the pangs of labor.
(d) In mourning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is said to have found the lost sun?

3. The word _____ means 'one who sheds rain or seed'?

4. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the third skin that is sloughed off of Apala?

5. Who performed the first sacrifice by mortals for immortals?

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