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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When a beaver begins to enter a person's life, the question the person should be asking is: What _________ have been neglected?
(a) Jobs.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Words.
(d) Waters.

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

4. The author points out that while people feel 'ritual' is a scary word, we all have personal _________ associated with every human expression.
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Rites.
(c) Sacrifices.
(d) Truths.

5. Once a woman dressed in white buffalo fur appeared and brought to the Lakota the _____________.
(a) Prayer stick.
(b) Sacred books.
(c) Buffalo symbol.
(d) Sacred pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Native American people thought of bears as ___________ since they are able to walk on two feet.

2. The Scots had a fortune telling rhyme which stated that depending on the number of _________ around, certain things would happen.

3. Where do grackles like to live, according to the writings of the author?

4. The sense of __________ is a strong stimulant to the sex drive, especially in armadillos, but in all species.

5. Vultures will usually lay their eggs ___________, which is interesting as the young are extremely sensitive.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two species which Andrews describes in terms of their mouse catching abilities?

2. What are turkey vultures easily mistaken for when they are looked at by those who are not familiar with them?

3. What does Andrews say is the 'keynote' for the grackle bird when he describes it in this book?

4. What does it mean when Andrews talks about the idea of an animal being transitory in nature?

5. What does Andrews say is the uncanny ability of the bobcat as an animal totem?

6. What does Andrews believe the reason was for the Creator to make the animals of the world?

7. What is the status of the turkey vulture - is it a scavenger or a predator when it's out in the wild?

8. What can be disheartening about the practice of working with your animal totems?

9. While some might call domestic horses 'broken,' what is the other explanation that some have for these horses?

10. What might happen when a person chooses a wilder totem rather than a tamer totem animal?

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