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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a power animal becomes human through a magical transformation, the animal becomes what for the shaman?
(a) The truth.
(b) The deliverer.
(c) The alter ego.
(d) The messenger.

2. Harner writes in Chapter 5 that power helps a person resist or dispel what?
(a) Disease.
(b) Malignant thoughts.
(c) Curses.
(d) Low energy.

3. A restless power animal may develop what?
(a) Resentment towards the shaman.
(b) A weak connection with its person.
(c) A mean streak.
(d) A mental or physical illness.

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

5. Before trying to retrieve a power animal, the shaman needs what?
(a) Animal art.
(b) A power song.
(c) A power mask.
(d) Animal bones.

6. During their "dreamtime," Australian Aruntas often become what?
(a) Dolphin whales.
(b) Platypus.
(c) Eagle hawks.
(d) Kangaroos.

7. When the Coastal Salish wear masks and dance their spirit guardians, what does Harner call this practice?
(a) Dancing with the Spirits.
(b) Calling the Beasts.
(c) Calling the Spirits.
(d) Dancing with the Beasts.

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

9. Among some Plains Indians tribes, it is believed that those who don't have a guardian animal spirit lack what?
(a) Integrity and character.
(b) Strength and physical agility.
(c) Courage and compassion.
(d) Power and life success.

10. Harner repeatedly emphasizes that not all shamanic experiences involve drugs and instead rely on what?
(a) Storytelling, praying, and daydreaming.
(b) Meditating, fasting, running, and self-deprivation.
(c) Drumming, chanting, singing, and symbolism.
(d) Jumping, eating, and dreaming.

11. Why must a shaman not send power directly to the patient?
(a) The extra power can shock a weakened patient's system.
(b) The guardian spirit animals will feel useless and disappear.
(c) It can contaminate the patient's energy.
(d) It will exhaust the shaman's energy.

12. Can non-shamans participate in shamanic rituals?
(a) Yes, in some traditions.
(b) Only women.
(c) Never.
(d) Only from a distance.

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

14. Myths and stories that have been passed down typically refer to:
(a) Individual animals instead of animal groups.
(b) Animal groups instead of individual animals.
(c) Animal groups possessing supernatural strength.
(d) Individual hero animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the guided power restoration journey that involves descending down a tunnel, the author cautions against encountering:

3. In the Jivaro tradition, the identity of a power animal is what?

4. Why does Harner state that it doesn't matter whether the animal that has appeared is fierce or gentle?

5. During the exercise for restoring power presented to the reader, what happens when the participant emerges from the tunnel into Lowerworld?

(see the answer keys)

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