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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. A shaman's quartz crystals typically are hidden from what?
(a) Moonlight.
(b) Spirit guides.
(c) Tribal leaders.
(d) Sun's rays.

2. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:
(a) Once dominant spiritual belief systems.
(b) Various shamanic spiritual belief systems.
(c) Younger and older shamans.
(d) Real and fake shamans.

3. Can non-shamans participate in shamanic rituals?
(a) Only from a distance.
(b) Yes, in some traditions.
(c) Only women.
(d) Never.

4. What does Harner speculate about the mandala?
(a) It could hold the keys to astral time travel.
(b) It could represent the doorway to stars and entrance to spaceships.
(c) It may represent openings to the sky or the Lowerworld.
(d) It may guard coded instructions reserved for the most advanced shamans.

5. Harner's personal observation is that people develop shamanism as a tool for using the power of the human mind for what?
(a) For entertainment and enlightenment.
(b) To control others.
(c) To address critical issues.
(d) For esoteric purposes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harner say that middle-class Americans report experiencing on their shamanic attempts?

2. In early experiences with the Conibo, Harner hears rushing:

3. After a shaman successfully retrieves a patient's power animal from the Lowerworld, what's the next step?

4. What are the tsentak?

5. How is a shamanic state of consciousness, or SSC, achieved?

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