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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Bird Medicine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what holiday was it once thought that seeing certain birds would foretell the partner a woman would choose?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Valentine's Day.

2. In primitive cultures, birds were like gods, making the __________ and bringing the rain.
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Food grow.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Tides.

3. In Norse mythology, Odin had two __________ which were his messengers, called Thought and Memory.
(a) Eagles.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Hawks.

4. 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.

5. Interesting to note, birds do not run out of ___________. They simply fly into it to get what they need.
(a) Breath.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Energy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The most common misinterpretations of animal totems occur because of a person's own _____________.

2. Corn meal could be cast in the various directions to making offerings to the _________ for the Hopi and Pueblo Indians.

3. Animals found in and around ___________ will help reveal ways to discover one's spiritual power.

4. While the book is now a bit older and possibly out of date in some details, it notes that there are about __________ different kinds of birds of prey.

5. The more a person is able to align with the totem and to create his own __________, the easier it will be to understand what it is saying.

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