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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 16 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Carlos see when he had opened his eyes after focusing on the sound?
(a) A hole in the ground.
(b) A hole in a rock.
(c) A hole in the hillside.
(d) A hole in a tree.

2. What idea was quite gruesome to Carlos?
(a) All of these.
(b) The sorcerer embraced and accepted death.
(c) The sorcerer actually played with his death.
(d) The sorcerer challenged death.

3. What did Carlos give up to the little button nosed boy?
(a) None of these.
(b) His knowledge that he must win.
(c) His ambition.
(d) His victories.

4. What does don Juan say that Carlos lacks?
(a) Tranquility.
(b) A true understanding of the world around him.
(c) Peace.
(d) One-ness with the universe.

5. What was the hardest thing for Castaneda to stop doing?
(a) Talking to himself.
(b) None of these.
(c) Thinking too much.
(d) Listening to himself think.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carlos notice about the shoeshine boys' scavenging abilities?

2. What was it that made don Juan laugh?

3. How did Carlos look different?

4. Why can Carlos' view of the world not be final?

5. What did don Juan beat Carlos to?

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