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

2. In a drug-induced vision, Harner sees demons as:
(a) Faceless ghosts.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Fish with teeth.
(d) Reptiles.

3. Harner explains that some shamanic students report using caves as:
(a) Hiding places.
(b) Sensory deprivation stations.
(c) Portals.
(d) Sanctuaries.

4. To learn more about shamanism, what does Harner do?
(a) Enrolls in a class on shamanism at his community college.
(b) Lives among tribal people to learn their shamanic ways.
(c) Asks the oldest shaman in the world to mentor him.
(d) Assembles a team of seven shamans from every corner of the world.

5. Why does a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) For a serious, specific purpose.
(b) To practice astral travel.
(c) To prove to the elders that he or she is a shaman.
(d) For clarity and balance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Harner asserts that shamanism has advanced in areas without technological innovations because:

3. What are the tsentak?

4. The author shows that all religious traditions share:

5. What does the Jivaro shaman help Harner acquire?

(see the answer key)

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