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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Shamanic Journey: Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do various cultures report noticing the shaman give off when in a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) An unusually sweet aroma.
(b) A highly directional beam of light, like a laser.
(c) Rhythmic sounds.
(d) Light in a halo effect.

2. What is the purpose of rapid drumming during the guided journey that Harner takes new students through?
(a) To keep the student from falling asleep during the exercise.
(b) To bring the person back to ordinary reality.
(c) To help the person connect to his or her own heartbeat.
(d) To move the student through stages of non-ordinary reality.

3. Which of the following does NOT help a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) Songs.
(b) Rattles.
(c) Drums.
(d) Tattoos.

4. One person who tried Harner's step-by-step guided journey exercise reported bringing back what by accident?
(a) A beneficial being.
(b) A monkey spirit guide.
(c) A message for a friend.
(d) A healing code.

5. Among other sensations in his experience with the Conibo, Harner experiences a sense of flying inside what?
(a) A zero-gravity orb.
(b) A water well.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A spaceship.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the shaman is in an altered state, how does healing take place?

2. Why does Harner include the examples of the Lakota Sioux and Coast Salish tribes for Westerners in particular?

3. What happens in the state a shaman reaches, known as a type of ecstasy?

4. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:

5. Which of the following is NOT a purpose for entering a shamanic state of consciousness?

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