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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Genaro is more of a __________ than a seer, according to Don Juan when he is talking to Carlos in his lessons.

2. The Toltecs started on the path of power by eating _____________, according to the teaching of Don Juan.

3. There are internal and external ___________, which need to be chosen in order to create alignment or to upset alignment.

4. The nagual's ___________ occurs when the usual emanations are pushed to neighboring emanations, according to Don Juan.

5. Carlos needs to be in a state of _____________ awareness when he is learning with Don Juan.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the explanation for the fatigue which Carlos is feeling after his experience with Don Genaro and Don Juan?

2. What needs to happen if Carlos is to perceive an ally with his teachers and in his lessons?

3. What were the two means of transportation into the realm of inorganic life which Don Juan says the Toltecs used?

4. What does Don Juan reveal about the Toltecs and how some of them lost their knowledge?

5. What does Don Juan believe the reason for the existence of sentient beings actually is, and the narrator does not argue the point?

6. What does the assemblage point select for alignment, as taught by Don Juan in a state of heightened awareness?

7. How might one describe the idea of the nagual's blow, according to the teachings of Don Juan in the story?

8. What is the reason why Don Genaro is able to push the narrator's assemblage point in the story?

9. What is Carlos told to do when he asks for an example of what an ancient Toltec practice might be?

10. What do Don Juan and Don Genaro debate when they see that Carlos seems melancholic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The apprentices are brought into the teaching in order to be made new seers, it seems. They are entrusted with lessons which will help them feel and experience life beyond their bodies in order to teach others someday.

Part 1: What do you think the purpose of the seers might also be?

Part 2: Why do you think it's important for students to become teachers as well in the future?

Part 3: Do you think that all students have an obligation to teach what they know?

Essay Topic 2

With two teachers in many of the lessons, Carlos is constantly challenged in what he knows and what he thinks.

Part 1: Do you think that having two teachers is a good idea for the training of Carlos?

Part 2: Why do you think two teachers are present for many of Carlos and the other apprentices' training?

Part 3: In what ways might having more than one teacher be problematic for teaching and learning?

Essay Topic 3

Shifting one's assemblage point allows a person to become more aware of something right in front of them, focusing on it more intensely.

Part 1: Why do you think that focusing on one item at a time is important for a seer?

Part 2: How do you think a person can shift their own assemblage point in order to focus more intently?

Part 3: Do you think it would be helpful for you in your life right now to be able to shift your focus to a certain item at any time?

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