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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alex say that fear is good?
(a) It unites us in common humanity.
(b) It keeps us alert.
(c) It warns us of danger.
(d) It helps us build strength.

2. What is unokaimu?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A purification rite for those who have killed.
(c) A shaman.
(d) A dragon-like creature.

3. How many people form the expedition at the beginning?
(a) Seven adults and 1 child.
(b) Thirteen adults and two children.
(c) Five adults and two children.
(d) Fifteen adults and four children.

4. What does Nadia say the jaguar is for Alex?
(a) His dark side.
(b) His totemic animal.
(c) His look-alike.
(d) His nemesis.

5. How does Mauro Carias usually travel?
(a) By mule team.
(b) By boat.
(c) By horseback.
(d) By private jet or plane.

6. Why were Nadia and Alex not kept under guard by the Indians?
(a) They were enchanted.
(b) They were too weak to run away.
(c) They wanted them to escape.
(d) They had to follow or be lost in the jungle.

7. What does Alex fight in his initiation to manhood?
(a) A jaguar.
(b) Tahama, the warrior.
(c) Fear.
(d) A deadly snake.

8. What attacks Joel Gonzalez?
(a) A school of piranhas.
(b) An anaconda.
(c) A fresh water shark.
(d) A caiman.

9. What is Kate paying Alex to do for her?
(a) Guide her through the forest.
(b) Fan her.
(c) Do her laundry.
(d) Carry her equipment.

10. What is masato made from?
(a) Roots and leaves.
(b) Berries and bark.
(c) Chewed cassava and saliva.
(d) Flower stems and petals.

11. Which two members of the expedition are unafraid when they sense they are being followed?
(a) Kate and Timothy Bruce.
(b) Omayra Torres and Alex.
(c) Cesar Santos and Nadia.
(d) Ludovic Leblanc and Karakawe.

12. What do Alex and Nadia do for the first time in public when they enter the Indian village?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Take off all their clothes.
(d) Pray.

13. Why does Mauro Carias keep a black jaguar imprisoned?
(a) To show to guests.
(b) To train for the circus.
(c) To sell to Europeans.
(d) For his personal zoo.

14. What does Alex say must be conquered before conquering a mountain?
(a) Oneself.
(b) Opposition.
(c) Fear.
(d) Enemies.

15. Who do the Indian villagers believe "speak lies, do not know justice, and have power to stain souls?"
(a) Beasts.
(b) Shamans.
(c) Old women.
(d) Foreigners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Mormon missionaries turn back from the expedition?

2. Why is the compass useless in the jungle?

3. Arriving at the home of the gods, what mythic character does Alex compare himself to?

4. Why does Nadia refuse to stay behind when the expedition departs?

5. How many languages does Nadia speak?

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