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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The crane was a powerful symbol to the ancient ____________, according to the book.
(a) Egyptians.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Hungarians.

2. While it is a good idea, a person does not have to plant his prayer sticks ____________.
(a) In your home.
(b) In the garden of life.
(c) In a rock.
(d) Outside.

3. Primary flight feathers normally fall out ________________, which many people don't realize to be the case.
(a) At birth.
(b) In pairs.
(c) At death.
(d) One by one.

4. One popular belief was that if a bird flew to the ___________ before the start of a trip, that would indicate it would go well.
(a) Bottom.
(b) Left.
(c) Top.
(d) Right.

5. ________ restore our childlike wonder in the world, the lost belief in magic, dreams, and possibilities.
(a) Animals.
(b) Books.
(c) Words.
(d) Plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to awaken the greater fertility and life in the world, priests and priestesses performed ____________ in accordance with natural rhythms.

2. The _________ is one of the tiniest birds in the world, but can migrate over vast distances.

3. On what holiday was it once thought that seeing certain birds would foretell the partner a woman would choose?

4. At what time of day would the rooster totem be at its highest cycle of power, according to the book?

5. _________ on birds are of great significance as anything related to the head has applications to the thinking process, higher mind, and higher perceptions.

Short Essay Questions

1. Is it necessary to have a strong reason for looking up an animal within this book?

2. What groups were named with animal names in order to show their connection to certain animals?

3. Why does the location of the animal in the world matter to the interpretation of the totem animal?

4. What is the main concern with the idea of the faerie realm, according to the author, which is why he brings it up?

5. What is the author's definition and explanation of what a fetish is in relationship to personal workings?

6. What makes the totem relationship different from other relationships to animals in one's life?

7. Why are feathers important fetishes for people to work with in relation to magic and personal power?

8. What are the prayer sticks to which the author refers in this particular section of the book?

9. What is the importance of the mating style of an animal when it comes to the interpretation of totems?

10. What do self knowledge and augury allow a person to do in his life, according to Andrews in the book?

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