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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Martanda's name originally mean in "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods"?
2. What is symbolic of primeval chaotic matter, the seed of the creator, and the sacrificial oblation?
3. Indra splits open a _____ to release trapped cows.
4. In "We Have Drunk the Soma", Dawn harnesses _____ to her chariot to bring treasure to the singer of the hymn.
5. Susna is the demon of _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the distinction between food that is for the gods and food that is for the dead fathers?
2. Who are the Angirases and with whom are they often linked?
3. Who eats from the tree of knowledge in "The Riddle of the Sacrifice", and what does this mean?
4. What is the sacrificial horse identified with?
5. Who are the three brothers in "The Riddle of the Sacrifice" and with whom are they associated in the text?
6. In "Aditi and the Birth of the Gods", what does the author think is meant by the poet's seeing the birth of the gods?
7. What is the function of the enclosing-sticks in "The Hymn of Man" as opposed to the fuel-sticks?
8. In "The Creation of the Sacrifice", what is the significance of weaving?
9. What does the hymn, "The Sacrificial Priests", liken the work of the priests to? How?
10. What are the first ritual laws called, and what is their purpose?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe how Dawn performs her duties in "Dawn and the Avins". What does she drive back every day? How does she shower men with her gifts?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Indra's greatest heroic deed in slaying the dragon Vrtra. Why did he slay Vrtra? What was the dragon doing that caused him to be the enemy of Indra? What does this symbolize?
Essay Topic 3
Describe how Soma is symbolic. What is it made from? What is its function? Who uses it? Why?
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