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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. 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 incorporate the properties of the material world into the cure.
(d) To harness the power of nature.

2. It is typical for one or more spirits to help guide the shaman through what?
(a) A series of questions only the shaman hears.
(b) The ninth dimension.
(c) A hidden or non-ordinary reality.
(d) A time-honored ritual.

3. Shamans from Venezuela, North America, Australia, and other regions all report having similar what?
(a) Spirit guides.
(b) Experiences.
(c) Concerns.
(d) Dietary needs.

4. What is a shaman able to do to restore health in a person with the assistance of appropriate spirit helpers?
(a) Remove pockets of dark energy stuck inside the patient's blood vessels.
(b) Suck negative magical darts from a patient's body.
(c) Increase positive messages entering the mind through the whispers of spirit helpers.
(d) Channel energy from healing realms.

5. Shamans typically utilize crystals as:
(a) Doorways into the future.
(b) Harnessers of the sun's energy.
(c) Objects that pull out negative energy.
(d) Transmitters of energy for health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harner recommend to a shaman student if he or she meets frightening creatures, such as fanged serpents or fish with teeth?

2. Does a guardian spirit have the freedom to leave or stay at will?

3. What does Harner recommend that the aspiring shaman listen to?

4. What position does Harner recommend for a beginning shaman learning power restoration techniques?

5. When the shaman has a question, the guardian spirit animal may answer it by:

(see the answer key)

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