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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which kind of feathers makes the best aura dusters, according to a note by the author?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Raven.
(d) Turkey vulture.

2. The blackbird keynote entry includes the idea that this bird is linked to understanding the ____________ of Mother Nature.
(a) Words.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Energies.
(d) Songs.

3. The first exercise called "Beginning the Day" invites the reader to start by visualizing stepping outside and being greeted by __________.
(a) A loved one.
(b) A bear.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Nature.

4. The most important way to begin to cultivate the tool of animal speak is to make sure the person is ___________ himself with nature.
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Breathing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Aligning.

5. One of the exercises which is presented to the reader is a trance in which they _________ at the end.
(a) Fly.
(b) Dance.
(c) Drum.
(d) Sing.

6. The ________ times are the times when there is a thinning of the veils between the worlds, between the physical and the spiritual.
(a) Morning.
(b) Night.
(c) Between.
(d) Noon.

7. The masked _______ is a prevalent symbol associated with Shamanism, according to the findings of the author.
(a) Sorcerer.
(b) Deer.
(c) Elk.
(d) Bear.

8. Not surprisingly, this bird is linked to the power of song and of voice.
(a) Hawk.
(b) Blackbird.
(c) Owl.
(d) Canary.

9. What is the landscape which is in constant transition, always changing, always moving?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Coasts.
(d) Waters.

10. The author points out that when people work with breathing and relaxation, people can reduce and eliminate __________.
(a) Fear.
(b) Stress.
(c) Work.
(d) Pain.

11. One popular belief was that if a bird flew to the ___________ before the start of a trip, that would indicate it would go well.
(a) Bottom.
(b) Right.
(c) Left.
(d) Top.

12. Which bird is associated with the following symbolic qualities: Cheerfulness, Sublimation, inner journey, linked to the moon?
(a) Robin.
(b) Blackbird.
(c) Meadowlark.
(d) Crow.

13. When using the breathing through the feathers exercise, a person should breathe _________ into the person if the proper feather cannot be found.
(a) New luck.
(b) New life.
(c) New energy.
(d) Truth.

14. __________ have long been a source of spiritual insight and they can help you in the understanding in the spiritual significance of the totem.
(a) Gods.
(b) Ancient beings.
(c) Myths and tales.
(d) Sun cycles.

15. As a lifelong student of ____________, with a formal background in literature and linguistics, the author has continuously found links to the animal word in life.
(a) Mysticism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The cowbird is thought of as a cruel bird as it deposits its ________ in the nests of other birds.

2. What kinds of feathers are found beneath the contour of other feathers on the bird?

3. The human _______ is the energy field that surrounds the human body in all directions, comprised of many forms of energy.

4. Interesting to note, birds do not run out of ___________. They simply fly into it to get what they need.

5. When working with animal totems, one does not need to think of these animals as having a lot of _____________.

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