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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Descent of the Spirit (The Somersault of Thought).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose house do Carlos and Don Juan return when they are done with their lessons with the others?
(a) Elias'.
(b) Julian's.
(c) Carlos'.
(d) Don Juan's.

2. Where does Elias act as a hermit, according to the book's stories and descriptions?
(a) Northern Mexico.
(b) Southern Mexico.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Peru.

3. The abstract cores are blueprints which can help to lead to a higher level of ___________, according to the book.
(a) Evil.
(b) Power.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Sorcery.

4. ___________ occurs when intent energizes and lights up an energy field, according to the teachings of Don Juan.
(a) Seeing.
(b) Knowing.
(c) Believing.
(d) Stalking.

5. The ________ abstract core is called the trickery of the spirit, according to the stories in the book.
(a) Fourth.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elias was able to be in two different places at the same time through ___________, according to the book.

2. In the fourth abstract core, the spirit cuts one's ___________, which imprisons many people, according to the teachings of Don Juan.

3. Don Juan emphasizes the _______ in order to get a point of reference to examine intention, according to the book.

4. What do sorcerers always begin their relationships with their apprentices with?

5. What is the less that Carlos can not recall, and this makes him upset that he can not recall the lesson at all?

(see the answer key)

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