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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Stopping The World: Chapter 3, Losing Self-importance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Don Juan states that when one has no personal history, no _____________ are needed anymore.
(a) Explanations
(b) Excuses
(c) Plants
(d) People

2. While Don Juan calls Castaneda's body stupid and young, he corrects the term stupid and replaces it with __________.
(a) Naive
(b) Blocked
(c) Quiet
(d) Dormant

3. When Carlos Castaneda goes to work with Don Juan Matus, what does he want to study?
(a) The desert
(b) Animal spirits
(c) Indian culture
(d) Psychotropic plants

4. Don Juan says that he dropped his personal history the way he dropped ______________.
(a) The cup
(b) His religion
(c) His wife
(d) Drinking

5. Which appliance makes a noise which Don Juan interprets as agreement?
(a) Percolator
(b) Stove
(c) Refrigerator
(d) Toilet

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Juan says that the only thing indispensable to their work together is __________.

2. Castaneda tells Don Juan that he is a _____________ and that cannot be changed.

3. Castaneda is frustrated that it seems to be okay for Don Juan to ___________ but it's wrong for Castaneda to do so.

4. Don Juan believes that Castaneda thinks he is _______________ enough to be annoyed at everything.

5. Don Juan says that Castaneda is too __________ and should start to erase himself.

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