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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. Why does a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) To prove to the elders that he or she is a shaman.
(b) For a serious, specific purpose.
(c) To practice astral travel.
(d) For clarity and balance.

2. What does Harner say about shamanic healing and traditional Western medicine?
(a) They cannot coexist.
(b) Both are too easily misused.
(c) They are completely different and can't be compared.
(d) They can be complementary and symbiotic.

3. What is the purpose of rapid drumming during the guided journey that Harner takes new students through?
(a) To move the student through stages of non-ordinary reality.
(b) To keep the student from falling asleep during the exercise.
(c) To help the person connect to his or her own heartbeat.
(d) To bring the person back to ordinary reality.

4. In his guided, step-by-step instructions for a first journey, Harner instructs the aspiring shaman to eat:
(a) Nothing.
(b) Lightly.
(c) Only seeds and fruit.
(d) Chicken.

5. In the Jivaro tradition, the identity of a power animal is what?
(a) Told to the patient's parents and siblings.
(b) Strictly hidden from others.
(c) Shared with the patient's spouse and children.
(d) Revealed freely to everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harner explains that some shamanic students report using caves as:

2. For the Jivaro, where do guardian spirits reside primarily?

3. Harner cautions that extracting intrusions should be done only by:

4. A shaman can detect the location of an intruder by:

5. After Harner is awakened from his maikua trance, what is he given?

(see the answer key)

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