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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. In what form will an apprentice shaman see an animal upon entering Lowerworld during the power restoration exercise?
(a) Either living or made of stone, wood, or another substance.
(b) Always as a totem or charm.
(c) A nearly transparent form.
(d) In a hunting stance.

2. Most cultures believe that a shaman can have how many guardian animals at a time?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Two.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

3. In some traditions, how is a quartz crystal recharged?
(a) Through a three-day ceremony of incense burning and constant chanting.
(b) Asking a power animal to dance with it in Lowerworld.
(c) Cleansing in the ocean or a spring, then left out in the sun on the solstice.
(d) Leaving it out in an intense thunderstorm.

4. Why must a shaman not send power directly to the patient?
(a) The extra power can shock a weakened patient's system.
(b) The guardian spirit animals will feel useless and disappear.
(c) It can contaminate the patient's energy.
(d) It will exhaust the shaman's energy.

5. What does Harner recommend to a shaman student if he or she meets frightening creatures, such as fanged serpents or fish with teeth?
(a) Close your eyes, count to three, and continue forward if the creature has disappeared.
(b) Come back up the tunnel and try again later.
(c) Show no fear and proceed with caution.
(d) Sing a power song and ask for protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Often, a patient already has the following with a returned power animal:

2. Harner writes in Chapter 5 that power helps a person resist or dispel what?

3. A shaman can be open to attacks when what is not present?

4. An especially powerful type of power object is the quartz crystal, which a shaman often associates with:

5. A shaman's quartz crystals typically are hidden from what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the power restoration exercise presented to the reader in Chapter 5, what typically happens when the participant goes through the tunnel and reaches the Lowerworld?

2. When was the book Natural Magick written, and what is it about?

3. What are power objects, and what are they for?

4. Where do "big dreams" come from, and what purpose do they serve?

5. How can a shaman tell whether or not an individual has a guardian spirit?

6. How do the Jivaro know if a person has or doesn't have a guardian animal spirit?

7. How does a shaman obtain a power song needed to retrieve a power animal?

8. What does a shaman do upon successfully retrieving a power animal for a patient?

9. In the power restoration exercise Harner presents for the reader, what is the participant told to avoid?

10. How do power animals first show themselves to a shaman?

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