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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. If SSC stands for shamanic state of consciousness, what does OSC stand for?
(a) Orthogonal state of consciousness.
(b) Ordinary state of consciousness.
(c) Other-worldly shamanic consciousness.
(d) Ordinary shamanic consciousness.

2. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:
(a) Real and fake shamans.
(b) Once dominant spiritual belief systems.
(c) Various shamanic spiritual belief systems.
(d) Younger and older shamans.

3. Harner asks aspiring shamans to refrain from:
(a) Drinking alcohol.
(b) Eating sweets.
(c) Using anything electronic.
(d) Exercising strenuously.

4. How does Harner end his first shamanic journey exercise for the reader?
(a) Sound of a bell.
(b) Prolonged string vibration.
(c) Wolf howl.
(d) Four sharp strikes.

5. Harner writes that in non-ordinary reality, spirit helpers appear as what?
(a) People once known who have passed on.
(b) Animals, including jaguars, monkeys, and butterflies.
(c) Familiar plants and flowers.
(d) Religious deities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How might a shaman be distinguished from other medicine men?

2. What happens in the state a shaman reaches, known as a type of ecstasy?

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

4. In the cultures Harner studies, shamans are primarily:

5. Harner's reports of the rituals, symbols, and visions of the different tribes he observes are what?

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