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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pila describe seeing a strange glow in Chapter 11?
(a) Ho'okena.
(b) Mina'kona.
(c) Honolulu.
(d) T'inolko.

2. Why do many car rental companies not allow travelers to take Saddle Road?
(a) Lava.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) Bad conditions.
(d) Snow.

3. The Hawaiian belief is that each person is born with a bowl of what?
(a) Light.
(b) Love.
(c) God.
(d) Peace.

4. When is the best time for ritual, according to Pila?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Noon.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Sunrise.

5. What activity did Pila take up in Chapter 11?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Juggling.
(c) Skydiving.
(d) Snorkeling.

6. Where did Pila lead the visitors through an initiation in Chapter 14?
(a) The volcano.
(b) The crater.
(c) The Place of Refuge.
(d) The Edge of Eternity.

7. Who is known as the Angel Lady?
(a) Miriam Baker.
(b) Sarah Caldwell.
(c) Angela Callohan.
(d) Michelle Andwell.

8. What is the Angel Lady?
(a) An angel.
(b) A shoeseller.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A psychic.

9. What is an anthropological term referencing a range of beliefs and practices regarding communication with the spiritual world?
(a) Shamanism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

10. The Hawaiian legend teaches that the Old Ones of the High Order will return even after a period of how long?
(a) Five decades.
(b) Hundreds of centuries.
(c) Three hundred years.
(d) One century.

11. What is the name of the largest optical telescope in Hawaii?
(a) Bock.
(b) Android II.
(c) Keck.
(d) Mortbit.

12. The place referred to as the Edge of Eternity has been turned into what in today's time?
(a) A military base.
(b) The state capital building.
(c) A fishing zone.
(d) A federal park.

13. Who also saw the strange glow as well as Pila in Chapter 11?
(a) His sister.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

14. Many of the heiaus had purposes dealing with what?
(a) Burial.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Weather.

15. The meaning of the world heiau was a place to capture what?
(a) Water.
(b) Energy.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles?

2. What did Pila sell in Chapter 11?

3. What does Pila refer to as the subconscious mind in Chapter 12?

4. What color was the specter wearing which was seen walking in the Edge of Eternity?

5. Which of the three parts of the human psyche controls emotions, habits, and memories?

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