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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All animals with _________ of any kind have connections to the European knights of medieval lore.
(a) Teeth.
(b) Armor.
(c) Tails.
(d) Spikes.

2. It's interesting to note that the bison tends to follow the _________ path when it is traveling.
(a) Hilliest.
(b) Hardest.
(c) Most crooked.
(d) Easiest.

3. In the European folk tradition, the __________ is considered to be the weather prophet, telling of the coming storms.
(a) Woodpecker.
(b) Crow.
(c) Raven.
(d) Vulture.

4. The Hindu temples were constructed in concentric __________, with animals appearing in different forms in this pattern.
(a) Circles.
(b) Lines.
(c) Squares.
(d) Spirals.

5. What is one of the bird species which is considered to be an urban success story?
(a) Owl.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Lark.
(d) Blue pigeon.

6. The author also suggests ___________ at parks and at nature centers to be closer to animals.
(a) Walking.
(b) Volunteering.
(c) Lunches.
(d) Working.

7. What is the animal to which the author devotes a number of pages, the bird of purification, death and rebirth, and new vision?
(a) Red-tailed hawk.
(b) Turkey vulture.
(c) Crow.
(d) Raven.

8. In the Greek tradition, the woodpecker occupied the throne of ___________, considered sacred to this god of thunder.
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hera.

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

10. The Egyptian God Osiris is often depicted with the head of a __________, as this is a revered animal.
(a) Snake.
(b) Bear.
(c) Cat.
(d) Bull.

11. Native American people thought of bears as ___________ since they are able to walk on two feet.
(a) Spirits.
(b) Gods.
(c) Fish.
(d) Humans.

12. 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 ____________.
(a) Red-tailed hawks.
(b) Gulls.
(c) Kestrels.
(d) Kingfishers.

13. To the ancient alchemists, the ___________ was a bird which was a symbol of sublimation.
(a) Magpie.
(b) Lark.
(c) Meadow gull.
(d) Martin.

14. The author also suggests a person create a __________, with pictures and descriptions of the animal surrounding a picture of the person.
(a) Photo.
(b) Collage.
(c) Mosaic.
(d) Painting.

15. Which pheasant-like bird is associated with sacred drumming and dancing, as written in its keynote?
(a) Goose.
(b) Grackle.
(c) Grosbeak.
(d) Grouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chaldea, the goddess of _________ was pictured as riding on an ass in the stories which are told.

2. In many folk traditions, it is thought that when the turkey vulture comes back after winter, there will be no more ___________.

3. Sometimes the woodpecker will show up in someone's life just to stimulate new ____________.

4. As a person begins to discover his _________, he may find these animals come to him in dreams or in meditations.

5. There is popularity of voodoo in some parts of the country to involve the sacrifice of ___________, though this is not the case everywhere.

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