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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Shamanism and States of Consciousness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Jivaro shaman give to Harner to drink?
(a) A substance made from the datura plant.
(b) Fermented coconut milk.
(c) Water from a mystical underground spring.
(d) The juice of the cacao plant.

2. What are guardian spirits called in Siberia?
(a) Tutelary spirits.
(b) Guardian angels.
(c) Angelic beings.
(d) Warning spirits.

3. What is the name of the Jivaro shaman Harner works with?
(a) Akachu.
(b) Machu.
(c) Arechu.
(d) Pikachu.

4. The author states that the humility in shamanism lies in what?
(a) The shaman-patient relationship.
(b) The number of spirit guides who choose a particular shaman.
(c) The manner in which shamans speak to new and old souls.
(d) The reverence shamans feel towards nature.

5. Why does Harner include the examples of the Lakota Sioux and Coast Salish tribes for Westerners in particular?
(a) To give them examples of shamanism that might be more familiar to them.
(b) So that they can see that shamanism can be accessed without the use of drugs.
(c) Because more than anyone else, Westerners need to understand the nuances of shamanism.
(d) To illustrate the universal nature of shamanism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Jivaro shaman help Harner acquire?

2. What does Harner compare his near-death experience with the Conibo to?

3. The author emphasizes that not all tribes use what in their shamanic practices?

4. Why is the Jivaro shaman who helps Harner worried that the author may not be able to find tsentak?

5. Shamans pass through what kind of planes?

(see the answer key)

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