View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author points out that while people feel 'ritual' is a scary word, we all have personal _________ associated with every human expression.
(a) Rites.
(b) Truths.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Sacrifices.

2. In the European folk tradition, the __________ is considered to be the weather prophet, telling of the coming storms.
(a) Woodpecker.
(b) Vulture.
(c) Raven.
(d) Crow.

3. The totems which are listed in the book do not make a comprehensive list, but it covers many animals from the ____________ continent.
(a) Asian.
(b) South American.
(c) European.
(d) North American.

4. In the Hebrew alphabet, the letter 'shin' is given the numerical value of _______, which is how many species of hummingbirds exist.
(a) 250.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

5. In pagan traditions, the wren is connected to the ___________ gods and goddesses, according to the book.
(a) Air.
(b) Water.
(c) Earth.
(d) Fire.

6. Some may find it easier to begin to connect with an animal by looking for the most __________ feature of the animal.
(a) Feminine.
(b) Significant.
(c) Dark colored.
(d) Hidden.

7. The badger is the giant of the weasel family and is considered to be the keeper of the __________.
(a) Stories.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Water.
(d) Wood.

8. What is the animal to which the author devotes a number of pages, the bird of purification, death and rebirth, and new vision?
(a) Raven.
(b) Crow.
(c) Turkey vulture.
(d) Red-tailed hawk.

9. Some people use ___________ to help them perform animal rites, without causing unnecessary harm.
(a) Stuffed animals.
(b) Zoos.
(c) Alive animals.
(d) Roadkill.

10. In the Greek tradition, the woodpecker occupied the throne of ___________, considered sacred to this god of thunder.
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hera.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Zeus.

11. The bear is an animal which is associated with awakening the power of the ____________.
(a) Power.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Truth.
(d) Unconscious.

12. What distinguishes mammals from other animals is that mammals ________________ and they give birth to live young.
(a) Breathe air.
(b) Think.
(c) Eat plants.
(d) Eat eggs.

13. The vulture can ________ for hours without flapping its wings, allowing it to be a patient hunter.
(a) Sleep.
(b) Swim.
(c) Soar.
(d) Caw.

14. To the ancient alchemists, the ___________ was a bird which was a symbol of sublimation.
(a) Martin.
(b) Meadow gull.
(c) Lark.
(d) Magpie.

15. Many societies, including the Native Americans, had no word to classify ___________ in previous times.
(a) Animals.
(b) Birds.
(c) Humans.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a beaver begins to enter a person's life, the question the person should be asking is: What _________ have been neglected?

2. Unlike most birds whose bones are filled with air, the loon's bones are ___________.

3. A pronghorn will signal danger to others by raising the _________ patch on its bottom.

4. It's best not to ________ of what your animal totem has done for you as this can hinder the connection to the animal.

5. Hummingbirds know how to use ________ for healing and they are the smallest of all of the birds.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 444 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample