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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. What is nicknamed the Valley Isle?

2. What is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle?

3. In what decade does Pila write that people came in droves to Hawaii for mystical experiences?

4. What is the magnetic power of crystals called?

5. Pila first visited Hawaii while serving in what war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who appeared all in white in Chapter 2? What was the state of the kingdom?

2. What does Pila write about the state of the world and society in Chapter 1?

3. What ritual does Pila introduce for Pele in Chapter 7?

4. What does Pila write about the pyramids of Hawaii in Chapter 5?

5. What has changed about the way the people approach vacationing, according to Pila? How does he describe the typical vacationer's first days?

6. When did Pila first visit Hawaii? When did he return?

7. How does Pila lead the reader into the Paradise of Self in Chapter 4?

8. What does Pila write of the Hawaiian language?

9. What is Oahu and how does Pila describe it in the journey of the Paradise of Self?

10. What does Pila write about the Hawaiian belief of energy forces in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the sights and attractions of Oceanview, as illustrated by Pila. What might one hope to see and experience there?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the Hawaiian language. How is the language's importance evidenced in other aspects of Hawaiian culture?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the difference between huna and the Hawaiian theology. Who originated the term "huna"? When?

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