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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. A shaman will blow a spirit animal into a patient through:
(a) The nose or the mouth.
(b) The forehead.
(c) The chest or the back of the head.
(d) The solar plexus.

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

3. How is a shamanic state of consciousness, or SSC, achieved?
(a) By chanting songs passed down by tribal peoples and drinking fermented coffee.
(b) By calling upon spirit guides to pull the shaman's spirit out of the body and hurl it to the heavens.
(c) By drinking nettle tea and fasting for five days.
(d) By entering a trance state and using methods of cosmic geography and nonordinary reality.

4. Why might a shaman work in darkness?
(a) To hide from negative entities.
(b) To achieve the most profound visions.
(c) To minimize interference from the sun's rays.
(d) To conceal his or her expressions.

5. While working, why must a shaman remain lightly connected to the material environment?
(a) Because of having to move between realities.
(b) Because of the shaman's physical requirements.
(c) To harness the power of nature.
(d) To incorporate the properties of the material world into the cure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of rattles used during a shaman's work?

2. Master shamans focus on a triumvirate which is composed of what?

3. Included in the reports from participants of Harner's first guided shamanic exercise are:

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

5. The author emphasizes that not all tribes use what in their shamanic practices?

(see the answer key)

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