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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Animal Speak : Chapter 9, Animal Totems - Not Just Birds.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kinds of feathers are found beneath the contour of other feathers on the bird?
(a) Coverts.
(b) Primary.
(c) Down.
(d) Contour.

3. The badger is a _____________ animal, feasting on rabbits, gophers, mice, and squirrels.
(a) Vegetarian.
(b) Carnivorous.
(c) Omnivorous.
(d) Prey.

4. _________ are a symbol of rising from the terrestrial world, of being free of the gravity of the mundane world.
(a) Paints.
(b) Beads.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Masks.

5. Because of their system of communication, gulls are good teachers of how to talk with and to read _____________.
(a) Bears.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) People.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bird which is the smallest member of the falcon family, the bird associated with mental speed, ability, and grace?

2. What is an ancient symbol for fertility and new birth, according to the book?

3. To the ancient alchemists, the ___________ was a bird which was a symbol of sublimation.

4. Many people, especially those who live in oceanside areas tend to look at _________ as pests.

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

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