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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The vultures have the ability to use _____________ rising from the Earth, which gives them a lift as they soar.
(a) Drafts.
(b) Thermals.
(c) Water.
(d) Smoke.

2. 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) Gulls.
(b) Red-tailed hawks.
(c) Kingfishers.
(d) Kestrels.

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

4. The sense of __________ is a strong stimulant to the sex drive, especially in armadillos, but in all species.
(a) Smell.
(b) Touch.
(c) Sight.
(d) Taste.

5. The massive head of the buffalo can be a symbol that one must combine efforts with the ______________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Forests.
(d) Divine.

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

7. To the Pueblo, the red tailed hawk was also known as the _______ and its feathers were used in healing ceremonies.
(a) Red eagle.
(b) Red Road.
(c) Red God.
(d) Red man.

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

9. In the Native American tradition, the woodpecker is a bird connected with the ___________ of the Earth itself.
(a) Outcome.
(b) Energy.
(c) Song.
(d) Heartbeat.

10. Armadillo is _________ for little armored one, according to its description in the book.
(a) Spanish.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

11. In the Hebrew alphabet, the letter 'shin' is given the numerical value of _______, which is how many species of hummingbirds exist.
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 250.
(d) 200.

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

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

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

15. The grosbeak is related to the healing of the _________ heart, according to its keynote in the book.
(a) Love.
(b) Family.
(c) Work.
(d) Child's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the ways in which a person can call out to his totem animal after meditating?

2. The __________ of the woodpecker are what help it to hold itself upright when it is pecking at wood.

3. Unlike most birds whose bones are filled with air, the loon's bones are ___________.

4. What is the bird which is the smallest member of the falcon family, the bird associated with mental speed, ability, and grace?

5. Some may find it easier to begin to connect with an animal by looking for the most __________ feature of the animal.

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