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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the god of formal hospitality to strangers?
(a) Rudra.
(b) Savitr.
(c) Aryaman.
(d) Ushas.

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

4. The family of sages who praise Dawn in "Dawn and the Asvins" are called _____.
(a) Asvins.
(b) Brahmins.
(c) Gotamas.
(d) Asturas.

5. What is another name for the 'axis mundi' mentioned in "Guard Us from the Monstrous Abyss"?
(a) The daylight in the rock.
(b) The Soma.
(c) The navel of the world.
(d) The lightning of Agni.

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

7. Pusan presides over _____.
(a) Sky and earth.
(b) Fertility and death.
(c) Roads and journeys.
(d) Mountains and hills.

8. What is the name of the god of intimate friendship among one's own kind?
(a) Mitra.
(b) Indra.
(c) Atri.
(d) Soma.

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

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

11. In stories associated with "Apala and Indra", what is the second skin that is sloughed off of Apala?
(a) A frog.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A snake.
(d) An eagle.

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

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

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

15. In "Vena", Soma is the _____ who roars as he mingles with the waters.
(a) Lion.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Parsu's name,as mentioned in the notes for "Indra and the Monkey", means _____.

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

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

4. Who are 'those who eat serpents' most likely to be in "Savitr at Sunset"?

5. The word for exertion of religious activity in "Agastya and Lopamudra" is _____.

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