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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. After the power animal in the Lowerworld alerts the shaman that it is ready to accompany him or her, what is the shaman supposed to do?
(a) Close his or her eyes and float back up the tunnel with the animal right behind.
(b) Bow down humbly and respectfully request that the animal accompany him or her.
(c) Clasp the animal to the chest and, with the other hand, rattle quickly.
(d) Charge at the animal and chase it up the tunnel.
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) Traces of minerals that can be used for healing rituals.
(c) Words temporarily appearing on the surface pointing to an answer.
(d) Signs that the stones have transformed during the session.
3. How might a shaman be distinguished from other medicine men?
(a) By the animal tokens they carry in a pouch.
(b) By the tattoo markings given him or her by a mentor.
(c) By the ability to enter altered states of consciousness at will.
(d) By the ability to handle poisonous substances without incurring harm.
4. Apprentice shamans sometimes report to Harner that they:
(a) Panic during the experience.
(b) Feel a sense of endless falling.
(c) Morph into other forms.
(d) See loved ones who have passed on.
5. Among some Plains Indians tribes, it is believed that those who don't have a guardian animal spirit lack what?
(a) Strength and physical agility.
(b) Courage and compassion.
(c) Integrity and character.
(d) Power and life success.
Short Answer Questions
1. When a shaman delivers the spirit of a power animal into the patient, he or she also:
2. Before trying to retrieve a power animal, the shaman needs what?
3. Many traditions speak of the mythical past when animals could:
4. What happens to a power object when it no longer moves a person emotionally?
5. What do negative big dreams carry, according to the author?
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