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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The _____ in "Indra and the Monkey" is regarded as the indigenous inhabitant, regarded as demonic.
(a) Sage.
(b) Poet.
(c) Slave.
(d) Demi-god.

2. What is the name of Indra's wife?
(a) Yamora.
(b) Yamani.
(c) Indora.
(d) Indrani.

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

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

5. in "The Deeds of the Asvins", Pedu is the character who was given a white horse that killed _____.
(a) Goats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Gods.
(d) Its previous master.

6. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the first skin that is sloughed off of Apala?
(a) A dog.
(b) A jackal.
(c) A hedgehog.
(d) A deer.

7. What is Rudra the embodiment of?
(a) Cleverness and thievery.
(b) Love and wisdom.
(c) Peace and death.
(d) Wildness and unpredictable danger.

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

9. In "Have Mercy on Us, Rudra", Rudra's hair is braided or piled on top of his head in a _____.
(a) Pyramid.
(b) Chignon.
(c) Basket.
(d) Tangled mess.

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

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

12. In "The House of Clay", Varuna casts his snares upon the offending worshiper in the form of _____.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Dropsy.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Thirst.

13. The word _____ means 'one who sheds rain or seed'?
(a) Flake.
(b) Cloudmaster.
(c) Virile.
(d) Emit.

14. Parsu's name,as mentioned in the notes for "Indra and the Monkey", means _____.
(a) Song.
(b) Rib.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Cow.

15. Mudgala's wife hopes that Indra will turn her husband into a _____.
(a) Lion.
(b) Cow.
(c) Bull.
(d) Frog.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ is incarnate as a goddess closely associated with the Asvins.

2. Who are the sky and earth parents of?

3. What is the metaphor used in "Parjanya, the Cow" to represent the cloud that does not give rain?

4. Pusan is the _____ of the sun.

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

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