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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Discovering the Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harner indicates that becoming a shaman involves pain, facing fears, and a willingness to:
(a) Leave behind all that one holds near and dear.
(b) Confront the unknown.
(c) Cross dangerous jungles.
(d) Consume exotic foods.

2. After a journey that lasts several days in the jungle with his companions, Harner is taken where?
(a) To a ledge overlooking an enchanted valley.
(b) Beneath a waterfall for a mystical experience.
(c) On another journey to experience higher levels of reality.
(d) To the source of the Amazon to meet the highest shaman.

3. Among other sensations in his experience with the Conibo, Harner experiences a sense of flying inside what?
(a) A water well.
(b) A spaceship.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A zero-gravity orb.

4. In early experiences with the Conibo, Harner hears rushing:
(a) Wind.
(b) Trains.
(c) Water.
(d) Cattle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his attempt to find spirit helpers with the assistance of a Jivaro shaman from Ecuador, what does the author do?

2. Harner claims that when he shared his vision of dragon-like creatures that appeared from outer space with another shaman, that person:

3. What is the name of the Jivaro shaman Harner works with?

4. Harner asserts that shamanism transcends any particular what?

5. The author emphasizes that not all tribes use what in their shamanic practices?

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