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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Journey to Restore Power.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Particularly during the Inquisition, many Christian church leaders considered animal transformation to be what?
(a) Empowering.
(b) Laughable.
(c) Harmless.
(d) Sorcery.

2. 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 always used on patients who've experienced trauma.
(d) It's rarely involved.

3. Who wrote "Natural Magick" in 1562?
(a) Giovanni Battista Porta.
(b) Hans Lippershey.
(c) Nicolaus Copernicus.
(d) Galileo Galilei.

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

5. What does the author encounter when he drinks maikua?
(a) Winged benevolent beings.
(b) Beloved pets he knew as a child.
(c) A frightening emptiness.
(d) Dangerous creatures.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the power animal in the Lowerworld alerts the shaman that it is ready to accompany him or her, what is the shaman supposed to do?

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

3. If SSC stands for shamanic state of consciousness, what does OSC stand for?

4. Why do individuals need the protection of a guardian spirit?

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

(see the answer key)

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