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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Shamanic Journey: Introduction.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The author shows that all religious traditions share:
(a) Similarities in styles of worship.
(b) A mistrust of shamans and mysticism.
(c) Mystical and symbolic similarities.
(d) One common origin.
2. Why is Harner afraid to take maikua?
(a) It is a poison that affects the liver and impairs eyesight.
(b) Nobody has ever taken maikua and lived to tell about it.
(c) He's heard stories of death and madness that result from taking it.
(d) Its bitterness leaves his mouth dry and burns his throat.
3. When the shaman is in an altered state, how does healing take place?
(a) By restoring beneficial power or removing harmful power from the patient.
(b) By allowing ghost healers to work through the shaman.
(c) By merging the collective thoughts of everyone present.
(d) By enabling the shaman to spiritually enter the patient's body and physically fix the problem.
4. Harner asks aspiring shamans to refrain from:
(a) Using anything electronic.
(b) Eating sweets.
(c) Exercising strenuously.
(d) Drinking alcohol.
5. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:
(a) Real and fake shamans.
(b) Younger and older shamans.
(c) Once dominant spiritual belief systems.
(d) Various shamanic spiritual belief systems.
Short Answer Questions
1. Harner indicates that becoming a shaman involves pain, facing fears, and a willingness to:
2. Which of the following is NOT a purpose for entering a shamanic state of consciousness?
3. Through numerous examples, the author shows the commonality of experiences by shamans regardless of what?
4. Harner's reports of the rituals, symbols, and visions of the different tribes he observes are what?
5. What is the purpose of rapid drumming during the guided journey that Harner takes new students through?
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