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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. The feathers of the wren are considered to be fetishes against __________, and it's considered unlucky to kill this bird.
(a) Disease.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Fatigue.

2. What is one of the ways in which a person can call out to his totem animal after meditating?
(a) Reading.
(b) Chanting.
(c) Taking off one's clothes.
(d) Painting.

3. The grosbeak is related to the healing of the _________ heart, according to its keynote in the book.
(a) Love.
(b) Work.
(c) Child's.
(d) Family.

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

5. Sometimes the woodpecker will show up in someone's life just to stimulate new ____________.
(a) Sounds.
(b) Colors.
(c) Rhythms.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Scots had a fortune telling rhyme which stated that depending on the number of _________ around, certain things would happen.

2. Those who are working with the vulture as a totem will want to monitor the health of their __________ system.

3. The Hindu temples were constructed in concentric __________, with animals appearing in different forms in this pattern.

4. The vulture can ________ for hours without flapping its wings, allowing it to be a patient hunter.

5. In the Greek tradition, the woodpecker occupied the throne of ___________, considered sacred to this god of thunder.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the turkey vulture a bird which is consistently associated with death and with the afterlife?

2. What does Andrews point out about the differentiation between animals and humans in the modern world?

3. What does Andrews say is the uncanny ability of the bobcat as an animal totem?

4. What happens as a result of the bobcat's accurate sensors about energy and other people?

5. What does Andrews say is the 'keynote' for the grackle bird when he describes it in this book?

6. What does Andrews say one should do if he has a serious mouse problem at his house?

7. What is the warning that Andrews gives in relation to the idea of calling one's totem animal to himself?

8. What will help a person begin to see the differences between different species of birds?

9. What might happen when a person chooses a wilder totem rather than a tamer totem animal?

10. What are some of the qualities of the duck that Andrews shares with the reader?

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