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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. Harner presents one shaman's drawings of the tunnel to Lowerworld. What does it look like?
(a) A cavern with steps leading straight down.
(b) A winding chute that's wide at the top and bottom but narrow in the middle.
(c) Concentric circles with crystals and humans falling through a hole.
(d) Brightly lit opening with benevolent animals protecting the entrance.

2. When the apprentice shaman emerges from the tunnel and enters Lowerworld, what animal does Harner say the participant will never see?
(a) An insect.
(b) A whale.
(c) A robin.
(d) A serpent.

3. With the help of spirit helpers and two tsentak inside his mouth, the shaman can help the patient by:
(a) Smoking out the intruder.
(b) Swallowing the intruder.
(c) Frightening the intruder out.
(d) Vomiting out the intruder.

4. What does Harner point out about the Lakota Sioux and the Coast Salish tribes?
(a) Shun the practice of shamanism and instead pass down stories from one generation to the next.
(b) Are the best natural healers in the world.
(c) Were the first tribes known to practice shamanism.
(d) They achieve altered states of consciousness without using hallucinogenic substances.

5. What does the Jivaro shaman give to Harner to drink?
(a) A substance made from the datura plant.
(b) The juice of the cacao plant.
(c) Water from a mystical underground spring.
(d) Fermented coconut milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a shaman successfully retrieves a patient's power animal from the Lowerworld, what's the next step?

2. What does the author tell an aspiring shaman to do upon returning from his or her first journey?

3. During the Lakota practice of rock-seeing, a shaman considers a problem while walking through what?

4. During their "dreamtime," Australian Aruntas often become what?

5. Why does Harner state that it doesn't matter whether the animal that has appeared is fierce or gentle?

(see the answer key)

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