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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 is the purpose of rattles used during a shaman's work?
(a) To ward off evil spirits.
(b) To open up tightly closed portals.
(c) To reinforce drumming for a greater sonic effect.
(d) To purify the air surrounding the patient.

2. Why is Harner afraid to take maikua?
(a) He's heard stories of death and madness that result from taking it.
(b) Nobody has ever taken maikua and lived to tell about it.
(c) It is a poison that affects the liver and impairs eyesight.
(d) Its bitterness leaves his mouth dry and burns his throat.

3. Most cultures believe that a shaman can have how many guardian animals at a time?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

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

5. While in the Lowerworld on a journey to restore power, how will the shaman know if a power animal is ready to accompany the seeker?
(a) The animal will give signs that it is ready.
(b) The animal will smile.
(c) The animal will give off a faint glow.
(d) The animal will begin walking up the tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harner speculate about the mandala?

2. Before doing an extraction of an intrusion, the shaman takes two pieces of a plant, ties them together, and:

3. Master shamans focus on a triumvirate which is composed of what?

4. A shaman can be open to attacks when what is not present?

5. After a shaman successfully retrieves a patient's power animal from the Lowerworld, what's the next step?

(see the answer key)

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