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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. What did Carlos say it was impossible to do at all times?
(a) Be controlled.
(b) Be respectful.
(c) Get a new perspective.
(d) Be reverent.

2. How can a spirit cause the death of a person?
(a) By letting objects fall on him.
(b) All of these.
(c) By causing him to run over a precipice.
(d) By causing his death of fright.

3. What image did Carlos see when he had opened his eyes?
(a) The scene when he had looked at the water.
(b) The same scene with the man.
(c) Both of these,
(d) Neither of these.

4. What is the thing that gives Carlos the chills?
(a) Detachment from everything.
(b) Detachment from family.
(c) Detachment from life.
(d) Detachment from death.

5. What was the most important thing for Carlos to find?
(a) Holes in the fabric of space and time.
(b) Holes that were in the realm of seeing.
(c) Holes in which rabbits dwelt.
(d) Holes in which game dwelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped to replenish Carlos?

2. What does don Juan believe is the thing that is holding Carlos back from 'seeing'?

3. What direction did Carlos feel a change in?

4. What color was Carlos when he had come out of the water?

5. What was the nature of don Juan's lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Carlos learn to travel with the water?

2. What did Carlos assume don Juan had done to him regarding the wall? How did Carlos refute this?

3. How is will different from seeing?

4. What fascinated Carlos Castaneda when don Juan explained sorcery?

5. What was the difference between the eyes when Carlos 'sees' don Juan?

6. What is the difference between the way regular people treat the world, and the way a warrior treats the world?

7. What was the only thought that brought comfort to Carlos while he was in the forest?

8. What is a negative type of spirit and what are the consequences to having one of these kinds of spirits take notice of you?

9. Why is it important that a warrior apologizes to the things he has hurt?

10. What did Carlos fail to do while in the forest and hearing all the sounds around him?

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