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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) Cross dangerous jungles.
(c) Consume exotic foods.
(d) Confront the unknown.

2. Why does Harner include the examples of the Lakota Sioux and Coast Salish tribes for Westerners in particular?
(a) Because more than anyone else, Westerners need to understand the nuances of shamanism.
(b) To illustrate the universal nature of shamanism.
(c) To give them examples of shamanism that might be more familiar to them.
(d) So that they can see that shamanism can be accessed without the use of drugs.

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

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

5. Harner asserts that shamanism transcends any particular what?
(a) Falsehood.
(b) Culture.
(c) Scholarly assessment.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Harner afraid to take maikua?

3. With the help of spirit helpers and two tsentak inside his mouth, the shaman can help the patient by:

4. Why is the Jivaro shaman who helps Harner worried that the author may not be able to find tsentak?

5. What does the Jivaro shaman help Harner acquire?

(see the answer key)

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