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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. In stories of Coyote or Raven, for example, the shaman's connection with the guardian spirit is with what?
(a) The entire species.
(b) An angelic being posing as an animal.
(c) A representative individual of the species.
(d) A mythical character that does not exist.

2. 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) Immediately stand and walk around.
(d) Drink a glass of water.

3. Apprentice shamans sometimes report to Harner that they:
(a) See loved ones who have passed on.
(b) Morph into other forms.
(c) Panic during the experience.
(d) Feel a sense of endless falling.

4. A shocked power animal may do what?
(a) Leave the person permanently.
(b) Grow ill and die.
(c) Attack its person.
(d) Shut down and refuse to communicate.

5. During their "dreamtime," Australian Aruntas often become what?
(a) Kangaroos.
(b) Dolphin whales.
(c) Platypus.
(d) Eagle hawks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harner state that it doesn't matter whether the animal that has appeared is fierce or gentle?

2. What happens to a power object when it no longer moves a person emotionally?

3. What does Harner say that middle-class Americans report experiencing on their shamanic attempts?

4. Among some Plains Indians tribes, it is believed that those who don't have a guardian animal spirit lack what?

5. Which of the following is NOT a purpose for entering a shamanic state of consciousness?

(see the answer key)

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