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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. Often, a patient already has the following with a returned power animal:
(a) An agreement.
(b) A pre-determined destiny.
(c) An unusual connection.
(d) A spiritual bridge.

2. When a power animal becomes human through a magical transformation, the animal becomes what for the shaman?
(a) The alter ego.
(b) The messenger.
(c) The truth.
(d) The deliverer.

3. What do various cultures report noticing the shaman give off when in a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) Light in a halo effect.
(b) A highly directional beam of light, like a laser.
(c) An unusually sweet aroma.
(d) Rhythmic sounds.

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

5. After a shaman successfully retrieves a patient's power animal from the Lowerworld, what's the next step?
(a) Placing the animal on the patient's chest.
(b) Asking the power animal to swallow the patient.
(c) Having the patient swallow the animal.
(d) Waiting for the animal to befriend the patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do reputable shamans NOT do?

2. What is the purpose of rapid drumming during the guided journey that Harner takes new students through?

3. One person who tried Harner's step-by-step guided journey exercise reported bringing back what by accident?

4. How does a guardian spirit animal encountered in Lowerworld often communicate with the shaman?

5. Among other sensations in his experience with the Conibo, Harner experiences a sense of flying inside what?

(see the answer key)

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