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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. While working, why must a shaman remain lightly connected to the material environment?
(a) To incorporate the properties of the material world into the cure.
(b) Because of the shaman's physical requirements.
(c) Because of having to move between realities.
(d) To harness the power of nature.

2. In the cultures Harner studies, shamans are primarily:
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Grandmothers.
(d) Children.

3. It is typical for one or more spirits to help guide the shaman through what?
(a) A series of questions only the shaman hears.
(b) A time-honored ritual.
(c) A hidden or non-ordinary reality.
(d) The ninth dimension.

4. Through numerous examples, the author shows the commonality of experiences by shamans regardless of what?
(a) Their state of mind.
(b) Their locations or traditions.
(c) Their schooling.
(d) Their authenticity.

5. How does Harner end his first shamanic journey exercise for the reader?
(a) Wolf howl.
(b) Prolonged string vibration.
(c) Sound of a bell.
(d) Four sharp strikes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To learn more about shamanism, what does Harner do?

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

3. What is the most famous method of acquiring a guardian animal spirit?

4. The shamans among Scandinavian Laps often become what?

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

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