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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. To learn more about shamanism, what does Harner do?
(a) Assembles a team of seven shamans from every corner of the world.
(b) Lives among tribal people to learn their shamanic ways.
(c) Asks the oldest shaman in the world to mentor him.
(d) Enrolls in a class on shamanism at his community college.

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

3. Most cultures believe that a shaman can have how many guardian animals at a time?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Two.

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

5. On his or her first guided journey, the shaman student is asked by Harner to visualize what?
(a) A favorite animal or element of nature.
(b) A quiet, tranquil scene that includes the element of water.
(c) An opening in the earth that feels acceptable.
(d) A starry sky and the patterns the stars form.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harner compare his near-death experience with the Conibo to?

2. Where can a shaman go to retrieve a lost power animal?

3. Why is Harner afraid to take maikua?

4. Shamans pass through what kind of planes?

5. During their "dreamtime," Australian Aruntas often become what?

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