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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. Harner indicates that a tonal animal is linked to someone's fate in what?
(a) Ordinary reality.
(b) Shamanic states of consciousness.
(c) Pre-adolescent years.
(d) Dream states.

2. When first communicating with a guardian spirit animal, what does the author recommend novices do before engaging in detailed conversations?
(a) Avoid eye contact so that the animal doesn't flee.
(b) Listen to make sure the animal is ready to talk.
(c) Master simple yes-no questions.
(d) Ask the spirit for permission to speak.

3. Who wrote "Natural Magick" in 1562?
(a) Galileo Galilei.
(b) Hans Lippershey.
(c) Giovanni Battista Porta.
(d) Nicolaus Copernicus.

4. Particularly during the Inquisition, many Christian church leaders considered animal transformation to be what?
(a) Harmless.
(b) Sorcery.
(c) Laughable.
(d) Empowering.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT help a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?

2. How old is shamanism estimated to be?

3. When the Coastal Salish wear masks and dance their spirit guardians, what does Harner call this practice?

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

5. According to the author, who has a guardian spirit, whether recognized or not?

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