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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. On the guided power restoration journey that involves descending down a tunnel, the author cautions against encountering:
(a) Large predators with exposed teeth.
(b) Ominously voracious non-mammals.
(c) Male spirits with weapons.
(d) Weeping female spirits.

2. What does the Jivaro shaman help Harner acquire?
(a) The ability to see beyond.
(b) Spirit helpers.
(c) Tree guides.
(d) Advanced intuition.

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

4. Harner's reports of the rituals, symbols, and visions of the different tribes he observes are what?
(a) Disturbing.
(b) Similar.
(c) Foreign.
(d) Simplistic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his attempt to find spirit helpers with the assistance of a Jivaro shaman from Ecuador, what does the author do?

2. How does a shaman typically travel into the Lowerworld?

3. Who does the author quote as an expert on the subject of altered states?

4. How does the author describe "intrusions" in Western terms?

5. What is the purpose of rattles used during a shaman's work?

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