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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Power Practices.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to a power object when it no longer moves a person emotionally?
(a) It is placed inside a rattle.
(b) It is buried three feet underground.
(c) It is returned to nature.
(d) It is incorporated into a necklace.

3. According to the author, restoring power requires restoring or acquiring what?
(a) Guardian tree sprite.
(b) Guardian water spirit.
(c) Power rock.
(d) Power animal.

4. What does Harner say that middle-class Americans report experiencing on their shamanic attempts?
(a) Temperature changes.
(b) Colors.
(c) Euphoria.
(d) Tunnels.

5. The shamans among Scandinavian Laps often become what?
(a) Reindeer, elk, rabbits, and foxes.
(b) Whales, fish, polar bears, and elk.
(c) Moose, caribou, bears, and rabbits.
(d) Bears, reindeer, wolves, and fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harner point out about the Lakota Sioux and the Coast Salish tribes?

2. Frequently, a patient has bonded with his or her power animal in:

3. After a novice receives an answer from a guardian spirit animal, what does Harner recommend he or she do?

4. A shaman might enter a shamanic state of consciousness to bring back messages for whom?

5. Why does a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?

(see the answer key)

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