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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Power Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author quote as an expert on the subject of altered states?
(a) West African writer Malidoma Some.
(b) Shamanic scholar Mircea Eliade.
(c) Author Carlos Castaneda.
(d) Anthropologist Margaret Mead.

2. The author states that the humility in shamanism lies in what?
(a) The shaman-patient relationship.
(b) The number of spirit guides who choose a particular shaman.
(c) The manner in which shamans speak to new and old souls.
(d) The reverence shamans feel towards nature.

3. Harner indicates that becoming a shaman involves pain, facing fears, and a willingness to:
(a) Cross dangerous jungles.
(b) Leave behind all that one holds near and dear.
(c) Consume exotic foods.
(d) Confront the unknown.

4. Why is Harner afraid to take maikua?
(a) Its bitterness leaves his mouth dry and burns his throat.
(b) It is a poison that affects the liver and impairs eyesight.
(c) He's heard stories of death and madness that result from taking it.
(d) Nobody has ever taken maikua and lived to tell about it.

5. Harner asserts that shamanism has advanced in areas without technological innovations because:
(a) Technology hasn't erased these people's ability to tap into their intuition.
(b) These people are neither distracted nor electromagnetically impaired by electronic interference.
(c) Of the need by these people to find ways to deal with survival and health issues.
(d) The plant world communicates better with people when there is no technological interference.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do spirit helpers assist the shaman?

2. What is the purpose of rattles used during a shaman's work?

3. Harner writes that in non-ordinary reality, spirit helpers appear as what?

4. What is the purpose of rapid drumming during the guided journey that Harner takes new students through?

5. When drugs are involved in Shaman practices, who takes them?

(see the answer key)

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