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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Power Practices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A shaman can be open to attacks when what is not present?
(a) Animal totem.
(b) Human companion.
(c) Incense.
(d) Guardian spirit.

2. After a novice receives an answer from a guardian spirit animal, what does Harner recommend he or she do?
(a) Test the spirit to make sure the answer is correct.
(b) Move on to the next question.
(c) Spend fifteen minutes meditating on the answer's meaning.
(d) Write down the answer as soon as possible.

3. What do anthropologists refer to as divination?
(a) A patient's spontaneous healing after a shaman's visit.
(b) The act of shaking a shamanic rattle in six directions.
(c) Information a shaman shares immediately after emerging from the Lowerworld tunnel.
(d) Consultation between a shaman and his or her animal.

4. Why does a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) To practice astral travel.
(b) For a serious, specific purpose.
(c) For clarity and balance.
(d) To prove to the elders that he or she is a shaman.

5. Harner indicates that a tonal animal is linked to someone's fate in what?
(a) Dream states.
(b) Pre-adolescent years.
(c) Ordinary reality.
(d) Shamanic states of consciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Harner, what are "big dreams?"

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

3. Included in the reports from participants of Harner's first guided shamanic exercise are:

4. It is typical for one or more spirits to help guide the shaman through what?

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

(see the answer key)

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