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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Stopping The World: Chapter 17, A Worthy Opponent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Castaneda believes his father was __________ because he never carried through any plan.
(a) Weak
(b) Unloving
(c) Abusive
(d) Terrible

2. Castaneda's problem, according to Don Juan, is that he compulsively _________ everything to everyone.
(a) Questions
(b) Repeats
(c) Argues
(d) Explains

3. The fact that __________ is stalking Castaneda leaves no room for doubt or for remorse.
(a) Peyote
(b) La Catalina
(c) Death
(d) Pride

4. Don Juan admits he has seen his own death watching him and has danced to it as though he was __________.
(a) Peyote
(b) Crazy
(c) Dying
(d) Death

5. When a man takes responsibility for his decisions, he can move ahead without ___________ or remorse.
(a) Fear
(b) Peace
(c) Lying
(d) Doubt

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Juan tells Castaneda that if they had kept more of the animals, the shrubs and the other animals would have united to __________.

2. What does Don Juan begin to teach Castaneda to make as they are out with the animals in the morning?

3. Personal power is a ____________, or a mood, according to Don Juan, even though Castaneda does not understand this.

4. Did Castaneda shoot the revered bird when it was in his line of sight?

5. Castaneda contends that being __________ does not involve hiding or secrecy but inaccessibility.

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