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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For the Jivaro, where do guardian spirits reside primarily?
(a) At the hips.
(b) In each ear.
(c) In the chest.
(d) Behind the eyes.

3. When the apprentice shaman emerges from the tunnel and enters Lowerworld, what animal does Harner say the participant will never see?
(a) An insect.
(b) A serpent.
(c) A whale.
(d) A robin.

4. What do anthropologists refer to as divination?
(a) Information a shaman shares immediately after emerging from the Lowerworld tunnel.
(b) Consultation between a shaman and his or her animal.
(c) The act of shaking a shamanic rattle in six directions.
(d) A patient's spontaneous healing after a shaman's visit.

5. What position does Harner recommend for a beginning shaman learning power restoration techniques?
(a) Lying down.
(b) Sitting down.
(c) Kneeling.
(d) Standing up.

6. What do the Jivaro see in someone who possesses a guardian?
(a) A golden circle surrounding the person.
(b) An inverted rainbow in the chest.
(c) A colorful aura around the head.
(d) Sparks of pink light from the fingertips.

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

8. What does Harner recommend to a shaman student if he or she meets frightening creatures, such as fanged serpents or fish with teeth?
(a) Show no fear and proceed with caution.
(b) Close your eyes, count to three, and continue forward if the creature has disappeared.
(c) Sing a power song and ask for protection.
(d) Come back up the tunnel and try again later.

9. What element is often reported in many successful guardian spirit journeys?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Synchronicity.
(d) Bliss.

10. How many guardian animals does a person have in a lifetime?
(a) A different one each year.
(b) Two or three.
(c) Only one.
(d) Many.

11. After a shaman successfully retrieves a patient's power animal from the Lowerworld, what's the next step?
(a) Having the patient swallow the animal.
(b) Waiting for the animal to befriend the patient.
(c) Asking the power animal to swallow the patient.
(d) Placing the animal on the patient's chest.

12. After the power animal in the Lowerworld alerts the shaman that it is ready to accompany him or her, what is the shaman supposed to do?
(a) Bow down humbly and respectfully request that the animal accompany him or her.
(b) Charge at the animal and chase it up the tunnel.
(c) Clasp the animal to the chest and, with the other hand, rattle quickly.
(d) Close his or her eyes and float back up the tunnel with the animal right behind.

13. While in the Lowerworld with a power animal, what does a shamanic exercise participant accomplish by shaking a rattle quickly?
(a) A quicker return up the tunnel.
(b) A deep trance state.
(c) Hypnotizing the power animal.
(d) Fending off ominous creatures.

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

15. In order for a shaman to restore power to someone from a distance, what does the author say is required?
(a) Great concentration and expert sight.
(b) Expert skills and advanced confidence.
(c) Great expectations and focused desire.
(d) Advanced intuition and much courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Jivaro and other shamanic tribes believe in waking up a person gently?

2. Shamans typically utilize crystals as:

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

4. In what form will an apprentice shaman see an animal upon entering Lowerworld during the power restoration exercise?

5. Most cultures believe that a shaman can have how many guardian animals at a time?

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