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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. Which of the following does NOT help a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) Drums.
(b) Rattles.
(c) Songs.
(d) Tattoos.

2. Harner asserts that shamanism transcends any particular what?
(a) Culture.
(b) Falsehood.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Scholarly assessment.

3. The author emphasizes that not all tribes use what in their shamanic practices?
(a) Shamans.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Rituals.
(d) Chants.

4. What does Harner compare his near-death experience with the Conibo to?
(a) Ancient Daoism stories.
(b) The concept of reincarnation.
(c) Descriptions in the Bible.
(d) Teachings of Confucius.

5. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:
(a) Younger and older shamans.
(b) Once dominant spiritual belief systems.
(c) Real and fake shamans.
(d) Various shamanic spiritual belief systems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Jivaro shaman who helps Harner worried that the author may not be able to find tsentak?

2. On his or her first guided journey, the shaman student is asked by Harner to visualize what?

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

4. In his guided, step-by-step instructions for a first journey, Harner instructs the aspiring shaman to eat:

5. What do various cultures report noticing the shaman give off when in a shamanic state of consciousness?

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