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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. When the shaman has a question, the guardian spirit animal may answer it by:
(a) Shaking a rattle at different rates depending on the answer.
(b) Entering the shaman's mind and communicating answers telepathically.
(c) Leading the shaman on a journey of experiences that ultimately answer that question.
(d) Tapping with its foot or fin once for no and twice for yes.

2. What are the tsentak?
(a) Mischievous tree sprites.
(b) Spirits who bridge the seen and the unseen.
(c) Helpers who cause or cure illness.
(d) Guides who intervene in emergencies.

3. Where can a shaman go to retrieve a lost power animal?
(a) The Lowerworld.
(b) The Powerworld.
(c) The Otherworld.
(d) The Higherworld.

4. How old is shamanism estimated to be?
(a) No one can even guess.
(b) Less than 3,000 years old.
(c) At least 20,000 to 30,000 years old.
(d) Approximately 12,000 years old.

5. What is the role of amnesia in a shaman's rituals?
(a) It's rarely involved.
(b) It's shunned and never used.
(c) It's an essential tool.
(d) It's always used on patients who've experienced trauma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Among other sensations in his experience with the Conibo, Harner experiences a sense of flying inside what?

2. Harner notes that in modern technology, quartz crystals are used in what?

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

4. Why does the author say dancing is an effective way to keep one's animal close?

5. Apprentice shamans sometimes report to Harner that they:

(see the answer key)

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