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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. What is the name of the Jivaro shaman Harner works with?
(a) Akachu.
(b) Machu.
(c) Pikachu.
(d) Arechu.

2. What does the author tell an aspiring shaman to do upon returning from his or her first journey?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Describe the journey aloud.
(c) Immediately stand and walk around.
(d) Drink a glass of water.

3. The author states that the humility in shamanism lies in what?
(a) The number of spirit guides who choose a particular shaman.
(b) The shaman-patient relationship.
(c) The manner in which shamans speak to new and old souls.
(d) The reverence shamans feel towards nature.

4. While in the Lowerworld with a power animal, what does a shamanic exercise participant accomplish by shaking a rattle quickly?
(a) A deep trance state.
(b) Fending off ominous creatures.
(c) Hypnotizing the power animal.
(d) A quicker return up the tunnel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do power animals reveal themselves and their special powers?

2. Can non-shamans participate in shamanic rituals?

3. What do the Jivaro see in someone who possesses a guardian?

4. Who does the author quote as an expert on the subject of altered states?

5. Particularly during the Inquisition, many Christian church leaders considered animal transformation to be what?

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