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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was enslaved by a foreman at a hacienda in an isolated area, according to the book?
(a) Julian.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Elias.
(d) Don Juan.

2. The ________ abstract core is called the trickery of the spirit, according to the stories in the book.
(a) Second.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) First.

3. What do sorcerers always begin their relationships with their apprentices with?
(a) A trick.
(b) A plant medicine.
(c) A book.
(d) A death-defying test.

4. Carlos is told that his problem is that he is modern and relying on the aberrations of _____________ in his life.
(a) Truth.
(b) Reason.
(c) Honor.
(d) Possibility.

5. ________ protected Don Juan from the harsh onslaughts of thought that were coming from Julian.
(a) Elias.
(b) No one.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Don Matus.

6. Don Juan tells Carlos that sorcery is a state of _____________ beyond the ordinary perception, according to the book.
(a) Honor.
(b) Awareness.
(c) Power.
(d) Enjoyment.

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

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

9. Who is the person with whom the reestablishment of spirit was particularly hard, according to the book?
(a) Don Matus.
(b) Elias.
(c) Don Juan.
(d) Julian.

10. The behavior that Carlos needs to take on in order to stalk himself combines ______ and beauty, according to the book.
(a) Honor.
(b) Truth.
(c) Morality.
(d) Power.

11. The aim of a sorcerer is to master _______ or the mental aims of the universe, according to the teachings of Don Juan.
(a) Power.
(b) Intent.
(c) Energy.
(d) Anger.

12. Don Juan uses a small tap on Carlos' ______ in order to shift his energy field to give him a taste of altered perception.
(a) Hand.
(b) Head.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Knee.

13. The sight of the monster caused Don Juan to jolt his connection to spirit by shifting his ______________.
(a) Perception.
(b) Movement.
(c) Faith.
(d) Assemblage point.

14. As _____ approached, Elias was able to see Julian's true nature, as a person who was able to change their appearance many times.
(a) Morning.
(b) Death.
(c) The woman.
(d) Night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Don Juan take Carlos in order to help him understand the stories which are being told to him?

2. All of Julian's abilities as a young man allowed him to enjoy instant ____________, according to the book.

3. In the descent of the _________, an abstract core, the spirit reveals itself to people.

4. Don Juan says that ________ was an excellent dreamer and stalker, according to his own opinions and memories.

5. Julian dies in the act of seducing __________, according to the book and to the way that Don Juan tells the story.

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