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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 didn't Carlos understand about the ways to living like a warrior?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) The indifference regarding his own demise.
(c) The idea that a man perceives things differently when he sees.
(d) Both of these.

2. What sensation did Carlos have the day after he saw the man?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Dejectedness.
(c) Absentmindedness.
(d) Disillusionment.

3. How many points are men capable of handling?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

4. What should scare Carlos, according to don Juan?
(a) The idea of never finding the world.
(b) The idea of doing the same thing for the rest of his life.
(c) The idea of never seeing.
(d) The idea of living a mediocre life.

5. What is don Juan's spirit catcher?
(a) A goat.
(b) A wildebeest.
(c) A serpent.
(d) A wild boar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sense captured Castaneda's attention?

2. What captivated Carlos' attention?

3. What was the greenish glow in the flames, according to don Juan?

4. Out of which eye did the dashes protrude?

5. What does don Juan say Carlos has that are good?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to a man when he becomes a man of knowledge?

2. Why can't Carlos attempt to "see" again?

3. How did Carlos feel when don Genaro and don Juan were sitting with him?

4. What did don Genaro's tap feel like to Carlos?

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

6. How is will different from seeing?

7. How was the promise in Carlos' childhood preventing him from getting past the guardian?

8. What is death to don Juan?

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

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

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