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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. When the Coastal Salish wear masks and dance their spirit guardians, what does Harner call this practice?
(a) Dancing with the Spirits.
(b) Calling the Spirits.
(c) Calling the Beasts.
(d) Dancing with the Beasts.

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

3. What is the purpose of rapid drumming during the guided journey that Harner takes new students through?
(a) To bring the person back to ordinary reality.
(b) To move the student through stages of non-ordinary reality.
(c) To help the person connect to his or her own heartbeat.
(d) To keep the student from falling asleep during the exercise.

4. Some creation myths show with the passage of time, only shamans could:
(a) Communicate with animals.
(b) Transform into animals.
(c) Gain acceptance by the animal kingdom.
(d) Read animals' minds.

5. In his guided, step-by-step instructions for a first journey, Harner instructs the aspiring shaman to eat:
(a) Lightly.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Only seeds and fruit.
(d) Chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is shamanism estimated to be?

2. What does the author encounter when he drinks maikua?

3. Why do individuals need the protection of a guardian spirit?

4. Which of the following do reputable shamans NOT do?

5. When a power animal becomes human through a magical transformation, the animal becomes what for the shaman?

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