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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 shunned and never used.
(b) It's rarely involved.
(c) It's always used on patients who've experienced trauma.
(d) It's an essential tool.

2. How do the Conibo access the Lowerworld?
(a) By chanting and dancing all night in front of a fire.
(b) Riding on the backs of patagonian capybaras.
(c) Using a giant catahua tree root system.
(d) Through secret holes dug by their ancestors.

3. What are the tsentak?
(a) Mischievous tree sprites.
(b) Spirits who bridge the seen and the unseen.
(c) Guides who intervene in emergencies.
(d) Helpers who cause or cure illness.

4. Through numerous examples, the author shows the commonality of experiences by shamans regardless of what?
(a) Their locations or traditions.
(b) Their state of mind.
(c) Their schooling.
(d) Their authenticity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shamans from Venezuela, North America, Australia, and other regions all report having similar what?

2. When drugs are involved in Shaman practices, who takes them?

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

4. What does Harner compare his near-death experience with the Conibo to?

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

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