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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Shamanism and States of Consciousness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the role of amnesia in a shaman's rituals?
(a) It's an essential tool.
(b) It's shunned and never used.
(c) It's rarely involved.
(d) It's always used on patients who've experienced trauma.

2. Why does Harner say it's important that the shaman does not tell the patient's family that he already has the ordinary form of the spirit in his mouth?
(a) The symbolic act of expelling the ordinary form is part of the ritual rather than the actual act that removes the intruder spirit.
(b) It will frighten the family, and this fear will work against the energies applied by the shaman.
(c) The physical manifestation that has infected the patient will read the family's thoughts, rendering the cure useless.
(d) The family should not know what is happening to the patient without the patient's explicit permission.

3. In early experiences with the Conibo, Harner hears rushing:
(a) Cattle.
(b) Wind.
(c) Trains.
(d) Water.

4. What is the purpose of rapid drumming during the guided journey that Harner takes new students through?
(a) To help the person connect to his or her own heartbeat.
(b) To move the student through stages of non-ordinary reality.
(c) To bring the person back to ordinary reality.
(d) To keep the student from falling asleep during the exercise.

5. Which of the following do reputable shamans NOT do?
(a) Cross realities at will.
(b) Practice clairvoyance.
(c) Take on patients' symptoms.
(d) Make deals with evil spirits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT help a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?

2. What does Harner point out about the Lakota Sioux and the Coast Salish tribes?

3. What do various cultures report noticing the shaman give off when in a shamanic state of consciousness?

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

5. What does Harner recommend that the aspiring shaman listen to?

(see the answer key)

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