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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Don Juan tells Castaneda: "The secret is not in what you do ________________, but rather in what you don't do."
(a) To yourself
(b) Today
(c) To others
(d) In life

2. As Castaneda's benefactor, it is up to Don Juan to take him to ___________.
(a) His darkness
(b) His answers
(c) His power
(d) The brink

3. What does Don Juan tell Castaneda to use in order to relieve his muscles?
(a) Peyote
(b) Bush
(c) Cactus
(d) Water

4. What does Don Genaro do with the string and his hat which amazes Castaneda?
(a) Finds water
(b) Makes a meal
(c) Makes a kite
(d) Starts the car

5. A warrior acts as is if he has a ___________, trusting his personal power, according to Don Juan.
(a) Weapon
(b) Plan
(c) Secret
(d) Direction

6. When Don Juan and Castaneda go to a certain place of power, it is explained this rock formation is a place where warriors were once __________.
(a) Buried
(b) Anointed
(c) Born
(d) Victorious

7. Don Juan says the Castaneda reminds him of himself - he did not want to be a _____________ either.
(a) Student
(b) Indian
(c) Stupid man
(d) Warrior

8. What does Don Juan want Castaneda to move his eyes back and forth along?
(a) The bank of fog
(b) The stars
(c) The mountains
(d) The ground

9. Needing explanations is like a ___________ to Castaneda, according to Don Juan's observations.
(a) Meal
(b) Obsession
(c) Quest
(d) Disease

10. What does Don Juan demand when he and Castaneda arrive at the desired location out of town?
(a) Silence
(b) Singing
(c) Blood
(d) Money

11. What does Don Juan give to Castaneda to help him stay warm during the night, even though he has no blanket?
(a) Vodka
(b) Peyote
(c) Leaves
(d) Tea

12. When Don Juan and Castaneda are together again, Castaneda inquires as to whether death is a ____________.
(a) Friend
(b) Personage
(c) Home
(d) Plant

13. Don Juan had planned to __________ Castaneda in the space for a night, but he does not have the power, according to Don Juan.
(a) Leave
(b) Bury
(c) Sit with
(d) Drug

14. Don Juan says that the storing of _________ is a personal thing that he cannot define or explain.
(a) Power
(b) Energy
(c) Courage
(d) Will

15. Don Juan tells Castaneda to work on his _________ as if nothing has happened.
(a) Traps
(b) Meal
(c) Notes
(d) Spot

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Juan tricked Castaneda into confronting her for the purpose of finding Castaneda a ______________.

2. What does Castaneda describe as - its eyes are friendly and clear - so he is not afraid of it?

3. What kinds of motions does Don Genaro make on the floor which seem to defy nature?

4. What does Castaneda see that makes him realize that he is just the same as this item?

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

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