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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Max Muller dubs the unknown god _____.
(a) Brahma.
(b) Deus Ignotus.
(c) Deus Ex Machina.
(d) Ixus Dominus.

2. Cows appear in the metaphors involving Soma as _____ or water.
(a) Blood.
(b) Whey.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Milk.

3. Which river surrounds heaven and earth in the unknown god myth?
(a) Rasa.
(b) Tiber.
(c) Ganges.
(d) Euphrates.

4. What is the piece of wood attached crosswise at the top of the stake used in the horse sacrifice?
(a) The weft.
(b) The knob.
(c) The corbel.
(d) The cleft.

5. What is the inner membrane of the embryo called?
(a) Caul.
(b) Cytoplasm.
(c) Nucleus.
(d) Wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mane of a horse is a metaphor for what?

2. The Vasus are a group of gods associated with _____.

3. How many wheels does the chariot have in "The Boy and the Chariot"?

4. When Agni becomes priest, his _____ are both flame and prayer.

5. Varuna and Mitra are keepers of the _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of the goat in "The Sacrifice of the Horse" and for whom does it do this?

2. What is the sacred grass in "The Hymn of Man" and what is it used for?

3. How is butter visualized in the hymn, "Butter"?

4. What are the the three forms of speech highlighted in the hymn, "Speech", and what do they represent?

5. What is meant by the "mist" metaphor in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?

6. What is the meaning of the horse carrying the body in "Requiem for a Horse"?

7. What is the sacrificial horse identified with?

8. What is the significance of the membrane in "The Gods Coax Agni Out of the Waters"?

9. What are the first ritual laws called, and what is their purpose?

10. What is the function of the goat in "The Funeral Fire"?

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