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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Shamanic Journey: Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the Conibo access the Lowerworld?
(a) Riding on the backs of patagonian capybaras.
(b) Through secret holes dug by their ancestors.
(c) Using a giant catahua tree root system.
(d) By chanting and dancing all night in front of a fire.

3. When the shaman is in an altered state, how does healing take place?
(a) By merging the collective thoughts of everyone present.
(b) By allowing ghost healers to work through the shaman.
(c) By restoring beneficial power or removing harmful power from the patient.
(d) By enabling the shaman to spiritually enter the patient's body and physically fix the problem.

4. How does a shaman typically travel into the Lowerworld?
(a) Wearing a special cloak.
(b) Through a hole or tunnel.
(c) By teleporting.
(d) On the wings of a dragon.

5. What does the Jivaro shaman give to Harner to drink?
(a) Water from a mystical underground spring.
(b) Fermented coconut milk.
(c) The juice of the cacao plant.
(d) A substance made from the datura plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harner include the examples of the Lakota Sioux and Coast Salish tribes for Westerners in particular?

2. How does Harner end his first shamanic journey exercise for the reader?

3. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:

4. What does Harner speculate about the mandala?

5. What is the name of the Jivaro shaman Harner works with?

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