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

2. What does Harner point out about the Lakota Sioux and the Coast Salish tribes?
(a) Are the best natural healers in the world.
(b) They achieve altered states of consciousness without using hallucinogenic substances.
(c) Shun the practice of shamanism and instead pass down stories from one generation to the next.
(d) Were the first tribes known to practice shamanism.

3. What happens in the state a shaman reaches, known as a type of ecstasy?
(a) A higher entity takes over and controls the shaman's body.
(b) The shaman's spirit goes on a type of auto-pilot mode.
(c) The shaman taps into perfect bliss.
(d) The soul leaves the body, either ascending or descending.

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

5. Apprentice shamans sometimes report to Harner that they:
(a) Morph into other forms.
(b) See loved ones who have passed on.
(c) Panic during the experience.
(d) Feel a sense of endless falling.

Short Answer Questions

1. If SSC stands for shamanic state of consciousness, what does OSC stand for?

2. It is typical for one or more spirits to help guide the shaman through what?

3. Harner asks aspiring shamans to refrain from:

4. Which of the following is NOT a purpose for entering a shamanic state of consciousness?

5. How does a shaman typically travel into the Lowerworld?

(see the answer key)

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