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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Knock of the Spirit (The Abstract).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Don Juan tells Carlos that the point of understanding the abstract cores must be understood outside of _____________.
(a) Time.
(b) Possibility.
(c) Truth.
(d) Language.

2. There is an unmeasurable, indescribable force that sorcerers call _________, according to the book.
(a) Nagual.
(b) Nothingness.
(c) Intent.
(d) Nagua.

3. What is the name of Don Juan's teacher from whom Don Juan has learned how to become a sorcerer?
(a) Ricardo.
(b) Elias.
(c) Don Matus.
(d) Julian.

4. ____________ is the reorientation of human energy fields in order to achieve peace and freedom from the mundane folkways of life.
(a) Nagualism.
(b) Study.
(c) Apprenticeship.
(d) Writing.

5. What had the spirit sent to Julian in order to warn him about what would happen at the hacienda?
(a) Omens.
(b) Letters.
(c) Water buckets.
(d) Sacrifices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carlos argues that the only way to know intent is through a living __________ between intent and all sentient beings.

2. The abstract cores are blueprints which can help to lead to a higher level of ___________, according to the book.

3. Where does Elias act as a hermit, according to the book's stories and descriptions?

4. Don Juan uses a small tap on Carlos' ______ in order to shift his energy field to give him a taste of altered perception.

5. The aim of a sorcerer is to master _______ or the mental aims of the universe, according to the teachings of Don Juan.

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