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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The presence of a ____________ reflects a time to renew a person's vitality and reflects lessons in developing and accepting a new sense of his own true self importance.
(a) Rooster.
(b) Crow.
(c) Dove.
(d) Cardinal.

2. In many cases, the early priests and priestesses would adopt the guise of ___________, wearing skins and masks to symbolize reawakening.
(a) Energies.
(b) Goddesses.
(c) Animals.
(d) Gods.

3. __________ were traditionally a symbol of magic, calling out for people to see it in their lives and to use it as needed.
(a) Roosters.
(b) Horses.
(c) Crows.
(d) Parrots.

4. Traditionally, the __________ is the place of wisdom and it often reflects the human body and the thought process.
(a) Garden.
(b) Workplace.
(c) Backyard.
(d) Home.

5. The ancient symbolism of __________is complex, but connected to the feminine forces within the universe.
(a) Medicines.
(b) Cities.
(c) Forests.
(d) Grasses.

6. __________ have often been considered the symbols of the soul, according to the research of the author.
(a) Birds.
(b) Lions.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Snakes.

7. 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) Top.
(c) Left.
(d) Right.

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

9. 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.

10. ___________ often contain many lessons associated with community and learning to live with variety, flexibility, and adaptability.
(a) Skyscrapers.
(b) Factories.
(c) Cities.
(d) Farms.

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

12. What does the author think speaks to us constantly, though a person might not always be listening closely to this communication?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Silence.
(c) Nature.
(d) God.

13. 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.
(a) Resonance.
(b) Language.
(c) Conversation.
(d) Peace.

14. __________ is an ancient symbol of the astral plane and the creative element of life, which is why sea animals can also be totem animals.
(a) Algae.
(b) Movement.
(c) Sand.
(d) Water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ are a symbol of rising from the terrestrial world, of being free of the gravity of the mundane world.

2. What is the most deadly enemy of the crow, according to this book and the author's findings?

3. The masked _______ is a prevalent symbol associated with Shamanism, according to the findings of the author.

4. Primary flight feathers normally fall out ________________, which many people don't realize to be the case.

5. What is the number which is associated with creativity and new birth, according to the author?

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