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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herons are a part of a group of birds called __________, according to the book.
(a) Fishers.
(b) Waders.
(c) Gliders.
(d) Perchers.

2. The author points out that while people feel 'ritual' is a scary word, we all have personal _________ associated with every human expression.
(a) Rites.
(b) Sacrifices.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Truths.

3. Once a woman dressed in white buffalo fur appeared and brought to the Lakota the _____________.
(a) Prayer stick.
(b) Buffalo symbol.
(c) Sacred books.
(d) Sacred pipe.

4. Before you can begin a rite, you will want to learn about your animal, then determine the __________ of the ritual or meditation.
(a) Statues.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Colors.

5. The grosbeak is related to the healing of the _________ heart, according to its keynote in the book.
(a) Work.
(b) Love.
(c) Child's.
(d) Family.

6. The pronghorn is the only ____________ native to North America, according to this book.
(a) Deer.
(b) Antelope.
(c) Elk.
(d) Bear.

7. In Chaldea, the goddess of _________ was pictured as riding on an ass in the stories which are told.
(a) Food.
(b) Death.
(c) Water.
(d) Humility.

8. The Hindu temples were constructed in concentric __________, with animals appearing in different forms in this pattern.
(a) Spirals.
(b) Lines.
(c) Circles.
(d) Squares.

9. In the Greek tradition, the woodpecker occupied the throne of ___________, considered sacred to this god of thunder.
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hera.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Apollo.

10. What allows the beaver to be such a strong swimmer in the water, according to this book?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Arms.
(c) Legs.
(d) Tail.

11. Once a person begins to explore animals more closely, he cannot observe __________ objectively anymore.
(a) Questions.
(b) Nature.
(c) Truth.
(d) Spirituality.

12. The Scots had a fortune telling rhyme which stated that depending on the number of _________ around, certain things would happen.
(a) Crows.
(b) Magpies.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Gulls.

13. In the European folk tradition, the __________ is considered to be the weather prophet, telling of the coming storms.
(a) Woodpecker.
(b) Raven.
(c) Vulture.
(d) Crow.

14. When Halcyone threw herself into the ocean because she missed her dead husband so much, the gods were impressed and turned her and her husband into ____________.
(a) Kestrels.
(b) Red-tailed hawks.
(c) Kingfishers.
(d) Gulls.

15. The badger is the giant of the weasel family and is considered to be the keeper of the __________.
(a) Water.
(b) Wood.
(c) Prosperity.
(d) Stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author points out there is no simple _________ when it comes to animal speak. Everyone has his own ideas.

2. In the Greek tradition, the vulture is thought to be descended from the __________, a mythical creature.

3. What distinguishes mammals from other animals is that mammals ________________ and they give birth to live young.

4. There is popularity of voodoo in some parts of the country to involve the sacrifice of ___________, though this is not the case everywhere.

5. Unlike most birds whose bones are filled with air, the loon's bones are ___________.

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