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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A shaman will blow a spirit animal into a patient through:

2. During the exercise for restoring power presented to the reader, what happens when the participant emerges from the tunnel into Lowerworld?

3. The shamans among Scandinavian Laps often become what?

4. Why must a shaman not send power directly to the patient?

5. Harner indicates that a tonal animal is linked to someone's fate in what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what the author says about being able to restore power to a patient from a distance.

4. What does Harner recommend for novice shamans trying to communicate with guardian spirit animals?

5. What connection does a patient often have with a returned spirit animal?

6. Explain what the author is saying when he speaks of Coyote and Raven as groups or species.

7. What is the bone game?

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

9. Give a brief summary of the exercise the author presents to the reader on how to dance one's animal guardian spirit.

10. Why does a power animal need to be danced regularly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harner asserts that the less technologically advanced a society is, the more advanced it is in its shamanic practices. Do you feel his assessment is accurate? Why or why not? Supply examples to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

The author thoroughly explains numerous details of shamanism, but two areas he doesn't cover in as much detail are how and why shamanism works. Offer your own explanations to fill in the blanks. How do you think shamanism works? Why does it work?

Essay Topic 3

An important job the shaman does is restore power to a sick individual by retrieving his or her power animal.

1. Define power in the context of shamanism. What is its importance or value?

2. How does the presence or absence of power affect the health and welfare of a person?

3. How does a power animal help an individual? What happens when the person "loses" his or her power animal?

4. How does a shaman's act of retrieving a power animal help a patient?

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