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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Power Practices.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In rock-seeing, a shaman takes two rocks, sits with them, poses a question, and then examines the stones for what?
(a) Living creatures or features that provide clues regarding answers.
(b) Words temporarily appearing on the surface pointing to an answer.
(c) Signs that the stones have transformed during the session.
(d) Traces of minerals that can be used for healing rituals.

3. According to the author, restoring power requires restoring or acquiring what?
(a) Power animal.
(b) Power rock.
(c) Guardian water spirit.
(d) Guardian tree sprite.

4. What is the most famous method of acquiring a guardian animal spirit?
(a) Astral vision.
(b) Vision quest.
(c) Rock seeing.
(d) Consciousness quest.

5. When drugs are involved in Shaman practices, who takes them?
(a) The shaman and the patient.
(b) The shaman.
(c) The shaman and the patient's family members.
(d) The patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author shows that all religious traditions share:

2. Which of the following does NOT help a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?

3. Harner writes in Chapter 5 that power helps a person resist or dispel what?

4. What do the Jivaro do so that newborns can see their guardians?

5. In a drug-induced vision, Harner sees demons as:

(see the answer key)

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