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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. What does Harner recommend that the aspiring shaman listen to?
(a) Chanting.
(b) Birds singing.
(c) Flowing water.
(d) Drumming.

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

3. What does the author tell an aspiring shaman to do upon returning from his or her first journey?
(a) Drink a glass of water.
(b) Describe the journey aloud.
(c) Immediately stand and walk around.
(d) Go to sleep.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in the state a shaman reaches, known as a type of ecstasy?

2. After a journey that lasts several days in the jungle with his companions, Harner is taken where?

3. What must the shaman feed his spirit helpers?

4. Which of the following is NOT a purpose for entering a shamanic state of consciousness?

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

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