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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. After Harner is awakened from his maikua trance, what is he given?
(a) Warm beer and monkey meat.
(b) Pork and mango chutney.
(c) Warm oolong tea and papaya seeds.
(d) Peaches and grubs.

2. Through numerous examples, the author shows the commonality of experiences by shamans regardless of what?
(a) Their locations or traditions.
(b) Their authenticity.
(c) Their state of mind.
(d) Their schooling.

3. Why is the Jivaro shaman who helps Harner worried that the author may not be able to find tsentak?
(a) Finding tsentak is an advanced shamanic practice.
(b) The tsentak are extremely elusive.
(c) Harner has not gone through the necessary rituals.
(d) Harner is not an Indian.

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

5. Harner's reports of the rituals, symbols, and visions of the different tribes he observes are what?
(a) Simplistic.
(b) Disturbing.
(c) Foreign.
(d) Similar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:

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

3. Harner writes that in non-ordinary reality, spirit helpers appear as what?

4. The author shows that all religious traditions share:

5. What are the tsentak?

(see the answer key)

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