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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. Among other sensations in his experience with the Conibo, Harner experiences a sense of flying inside what?
(a) A zero-gravity orb.
(b) A spaceship.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A water well.
2. When the shaman is in an altered state, how does healing take place?
(a) By merging the collective thoughts of everyone present.
(b) By restoring beneficial power or removing harmful power from the patient.
(c) By enabling the shaman to spiritually enter the patient's body and physically fix the problem.
(d) By allowing ghost healers to work through the shaman.
3. Harner asserts that shamanism transcends any particular what?
(a) Falsehood.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Scholarly assessment.
(d) Culture.
4. To learn more about shamanism, what does Harner do?
(a) Asks the oldest shaman in the world to mentor him.
(b) Lives among tribal people to learn their shamanic ways.
(c) Assembles a team of seven shamans from every corner of the world.
(d) Enrolls in a class on shamanism at his community college.
5. 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 keep the student from falling asleep during the exercise.
(c) To move the student through stages of non-ordinary reality.
(d) To help the person connect to his or her own heartbeat.
Short Answer Questions
1. How might a shaman be distinguished from other medicine men?
2. Harner asks aspiring shamans to refrain from:
3. Why does Harner include the examples of the Lakota Sioux and Coast Salish tribes for Westerners in particular?
4. The author emphasizes that not all tribes use what in their shamanic practices?
5. After a journey that lasts several days in the jungle with his companions, Harner is taken where?
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