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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. Some may find it easier to begin to connect with an animal by looking for the most __________ feature of the animal.
(a) Hidden.
(b) Dark colored.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Significant.

2. What is one way of developing a more intuitive understanding of the language of birds, according to the author?
(a) Divination.
(b) Songs.
(c) Museum trips.
(d) Walks.

3. What is the bird which is the smallest member of the falcon family, the bird associated with mental speed, ability, and grace?
(a) Blue falcon.
(b) Kestrel.
(c) Trident.
(d) Red-tailed hawk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One popular belief was that if a bird flew to the ___________ before the start of a trip, that would indicate it would go well.

2. Because of their system of communication, gulls are good teachers of how to talk with and to read _____________.

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

4. Which bird is associated with the following symbolic qualities: Cheerfulness, Sublimation, inner journey, linked to the moon?

5. When Halcyone threw herself into the ocean because she missed her dead husband so much, the gods were impressed and turned her and her husband into ____________.

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