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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. Harner explains that some shamanic students report using caves as:
(a) Portals.
(b) Hiding places.
(c) Sanctuaries.
(d) Sensory deprivation stations.

2. Which of the following is NOT a purpose for entering a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) Healing illnesses.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Retrieving power animals.
(d) Exploration.

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

4. Many traditions speak of the mythical past when animals could:
(a) Travel between worlds.
(b) Talk to people.
(c) Transform into other beings.
(d) Walk upright.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Does a guardian spirit have the freedom to leave or stay at will?

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

3. In the exercise Harner gives the reader for dancing one's animal guardian spirit, what is the participant asked to do?

4. Who does the author quote as an expert on the subject of altered states?

5. Shamans typically utilize crystals as:

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