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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Extracting Harmful Intrusions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should a shaman NOT do when feeling dis-spirited?
(a) Walk into the wilderness.
(b) Visualize clear light.
(c) Listen to a drumbeat.
(d) Attempt to heal someone.

2. By taking beings such as spiders, snakes, and bees into his or her own body, how does the shaman help a patient?
(a) Turning venom, pollen, or other substances into medicine.
(b) Retrieving ancient wisdom to pinpoint the patient's problem.
(c) Removing the source of the patient's nightmares.
(d) Attracting evil spirits away from the patient.

3. Which of the following is NOT a purpose for entering a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) Retrieving power animals.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Exploration.
(d) Healing illnesses.

4. To learn more about shamanism, what does Harner do?
(a) Enrolls in a class on shamanism at his community college.
(b) Asks the oldest shaman in the world to mentor him.
(c) Lives among tribal people to learn their shamanic ways.
(d) Assembles a team of seven shamans from every corner of the world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are guardian spirits called in Siberia?

2. Through numerous examples, the author shows the commonality of experiences by shamans regardless of what?

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

4. What do negative big dreams carry, according to the author?

5. Apprentice shamans sometimes report to Harner that they:

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