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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. Who eats the flesh of the sacrificed horse?
(a) Priests.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Women.
(d) Poets.

2. What is the female element in the oblation ritual called?
(a) The sky maker.
(b) The air taker.
(c) The fourth element.
(d) The boneless one.

3. What is the name of the ancient sage to whom "Requiem for a Horse" is attributed?
(a) Brhaduktha.
(b) Yama.
(c) Yasa.
(d) Brahmin.

4. What was used to protect female mourners instead of mascara or eye-shadow, as stated in the "Burial Hymn"?
(a) Ash mixed with olive oil.
(b) Ritually purified butter.
(c) Clay from sacred ground.
(d) Blessed berry juice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Origins of Sacred Speech" hymn speaks of the recreation of the origins of sacred speech through _____of the Vedic sacrifice.

2. What is the name given to the cremation fire?

3. Savitr is the _____ and the embodiment of twilight.

4. The horses of Indra in "The Sacrifice of the Horse" are _____.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the back story about the priest of the oblation's getting angry in "The Birth of Agni", and what does the priest do that is mentioned in this hymn?

2. In "The Creation of the Sacrifice", what is the significance of weaving?

3. What is the state of clarity of the early stages of creation in "The All-maker", according to the author, and why?

4. What is the actual content of the secret in "The Mystery of Agni"?

5. What does the hymn, "The Sacrificial Priests", liken the work of the priests to? How?

6. What is the function of the "Royal Consecration" hymn, and what would accompany it?

7. Who eats from the tree of knowledge in "The Riddle of the Sacrifice", and what does this mean?

8. What is the distinction between food that is for the gods and food that is for the dead fathers?

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

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

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