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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. How does a guardian spirit animal encountered in Lowerworld often communicate with the shaman?
(a) Through a language spoken only in Lowerworld.
(b) Through the spirit of a deceased loved one of the shaman.
(c) By singing a song.
(d) By moving its body in an unusual way.

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

3. Does a guardian spirit have the freedom to leave or stay at will?
(a) It depends on the type of spirit.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Only at night.

4. What does the author tell an aspiring shaman to do upon returning from his or her first journey?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Describe the journey aloud.
(c) Drink a glass of water.
(d) Immediately stand and walk around.

5. In the exercise Harner gives the reader for dancing one's animal guardian spirit, what is the participant asked to do?
(a) Wear a mask of the animal being summoned.
(b) Visualize the animal that is sought.
(c) Shake rattles in six directions.
(d) Drum vigorously for six minutes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After a novice receives an answer from a guardian spirit animal, what does Harner recommend he or she do?

3. Apprentice shamans sometimes report to Harner that they:

4. In some traditions, how is a quartz crystal recharged?

5. How does the author describe his world during a shamanic state of consciousness?

(see the answer key)

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