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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author points out there is no simple _________ when it comes to animal speak. Everyone has his own ideas.
(a) Pride.
(b) System.
(c) Book.
(d) Interpretation.

2. In some ancient societies, the letting of _________ was a way of releasing a form of psychic energy.
(a) Water.
(b) Blood.
(c) Tears.
(d) Saliva.

3. Female bears give birth during __________, with usually two to three cubs being born at a time.
(a) Hunting season.
(b) Mating season.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Heavy sleep.

4. Once a person begins to explore animals more closely, he cannot observe __________ objectively anymore.
(a) Truth.
(b) Questions.
(c) Nature.
(d) Spirituality.

5. Many societies, including the Native Americans, had no word to classify ___________ in previous times.
(a) Birds.
(b) Fish.
(c) Humans.
(d) Animals.

6. Because of their system of communication, gulls are good teachers of how to talk with and to read _____________.
(a) Birds.
(b) People.
(c) Bears.
(d) Newspapers.

7. Those who are working with the vulture as a totem will want to monitor the health of their __________ system.
(a) Respiratory.
(b) Digestive.
(c) Circulatory.
(d) Endocrine.

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. During the winter sleep of a bear, its _______ shut down completely and scientists are studying why.
(a) Kidneys.
(b) Lungs.
(c) Intestines.
(d) Heart muscles.

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

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

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

13. The Scots had a fortune telling rhyme which stated that depending on the number of _________ around, certain things would happen.
(a) Magpies.
(b) Crows.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Gulls.

14. Herons are a part of a group of birds called __________, according to the book.
(a) Waders.
(b) Fishers.
(c) Perchers.
(d) Gliders.

15. Many people, especially those who live in oceanside areas tend to look at _________ as pests.
(a) Gulls.
(b) Grackles.
(c) Geese.
(d) Grouses.

Short Answer Questions

1. To the Pueblo, the red tailed hawk was also known as the _______ and its feathers were used in healing ceremonies.

2. The red tailed hawk can awaken a person to his ___________ power and to the purpose of one's life.

3. What is one of the bird species which is considered to be an urban success story?

4. What is another name, though incorrect, often given to a red tailed hawk by those who are not familiar with birds?

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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