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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. Included in the reports from participants of Harner's first guided shamanic exercise are:
(a) Accounts of disappearing momentarily and not being seen by others in the room.
(b) Suggestions on what to do when encountering an impenetrable obstacle.
(c) Numerous cases of people experiencing nausea and vertigo.
(d) Detailed conversations with star people and other extraterrestrials.

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

3. In a drug-induced vision, Harner sees demons as:
(a) Reptiles.
(b) Faceless ghosts.
(c) Fish with teeth.
(d) Beetles.

4. Why might a shaman work in darkness?
(a) To minimize interference from the sun's rays.
(b) To hide from negative entities.
(c) To achieve the most profound visions.
(d) To conceal his or her expressions.

5. On his or her first guided journey, the shaman student is asked by Harner to visualize what?
(a) A favorite animal or element of nature.
(b) A starry sky and the patterns the stars form.
(c) A quiet, tranquil scene that includes the element of water.
(d) An opening in the earth that feels acceptable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a shaman able to do to restore health in a person with the assistance of appropriate spirit helpers?

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

3. Harner claims that when he shared his vision of dragon-like creatures that appeared from outer space with another shaman, that person:

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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