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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. When first communicating with a guardian spirit animal, what does the author recommend novices do before engaging in detailed conversations?
(a) Master simple yes-no questions.
(b) Avoid eye contact so that the animal doesn't flee.
(c) Ask the spirit for permission to speak.
(d) Listen to make sure the animal is ready to talk.

2. How might a shaman be distinguished from other medicine men?
(a) By the tattoo markings given him or her by a mentor.
(b) By the ability to enter altered states of consciousness at will.
(c) By the ability to handle poisonous substances without incurring harm.
(d) By the animal tokens they carry in a pouch.

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

4. Who wrote "Natural Magick" in 1562?
(a) Galileo Galilei.
(b) Hans Lippershey.
(c) Nicolaus Copernicus.
(d) Giovanni Battista Porta.

5. On his or her first guided journey, the shaman student is asked by Harner to visualize what?
(a) An opening in the earth that feels acceptable.
(b) A starry sky and the patterns the stars form.
(c) A favorite animal or element of nature.
(d) A quiet, tranquil scene that includes the element of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. A shaman can be open to attacks when what is not present?

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

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

4. Among the Coastal Salish, animals that become human are called what?

5. The shamans among Scandinavian Laps often become what?

(see the answer key)

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