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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 Harner afraid to take maikua?
(a) Its bitterness leaves his mouth dry and burns his throat.
(b) It is a poison that affects the liver and impairs eyesight.
(c) Nobody has ever taken maikua and lived to tell about it.
(d) He's heard stories of death and madness that result from taking it.

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

3. How does a shaman typically travel into the Lowerworld?
(a) Wearing a special cloak.
(b) On the wings of a dragon.
(c) Through a hole or tunnel.
(d) By teleporting.

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

5. How does the author describe his world during a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) "New, and yet familiarly ancient universe."
(b) "Marvelous, infinite, otherworldly."
(c) "Mildly disturbing, and an incredible trip."
(d) "Simultaneously familiar, unfamiliar, and complete."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Harner include the examples of the Lakota Sioux and Coast Salish tribes for Westerners in particular?

3. What does the author encounter when he drinks maikua?

4. Why might a shaman work in darkness?

5. The author shows that all religious traditions share:

(see the answer key)

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