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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Jivaro and other shamanic tribes believe in waking up a person gently?
(a) To preserve the guardian spirit visions he or she received while sleeping.
(b) To avoid scaring the person to death.
(c) So that the person's power animal has the chance to return.
(d) So that the person can remember his or her lucid dreams.

2. Power practice involves the use of power objects, which almost always are:
(a) Handcrafted by the shaman's companion.
(b) Passed down from shaman to shaman.
(c) Found in nature.
(d) Teeth and bones extracted from hunted animals.

3. Among the Coastal Salish, animals that become human are called what?
(a) The Transformer.
(b) The Indian.
(c) The Human.
(d) The One.

4. Why does Harner state that it doesn't matter whether the animal that has appeared is fierce or gentle?
(a) As sources of power, guardians do not harm the possessor.
(b) The animal is merely a projection of the participant's imagination.
(c) The animal's qualities reflect the inner needs of the shaman.
(d) Guardians are bound by oath to never harm humans.

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

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

7. According to Harner, what are "big dreams?"
(a) Dreams that take place in Lowerworld.
(b) Dreams that take the shaman to Starplanet.
(c) Hopes and aspirations for a better life.
(d) Either recurring or extremely vivid dreams.

8. In some traditions, how is a quartz crystal recharged?
(a) Leaving it out in an intense thunderstorm.
(b) Through a three-day ceremony of incense burning and constant chanting.
(c) Cleansing in the ocean or a spring, then left out in the sun on the solstice.
(d) Asking a power animal to dance with it in Lowerworld.

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

10. When a shaman delivers the spirit of a power animal into the patient, he or she also:
(a) Tells the animal to cure the patient.
(b) Blesses the patient.
(c) Tells the patient what the animal is.
(d) Blesses the animal.

11. How does the 1562 book, "Natural Magick," make reference to shamans?
(a) It lists every reference to shamanic rituals and practices known at the time.
(b) It encapsulates knowledge of the shaman-animal metamorphosis.
(c) It condemns shamans as charlatans and evildoers.
(d) It warns the church to stay clear of shamans or burn in hell.

12. While in the Lowerworld on a journey to restore power, how will the shaman know if a power animal is ready to accompany the seeker?
(a) The animal will give off a faint glow.
(b) The animal will begin walking up the tunnel.
(c) The animal will give signs that it is ready.
(d) The animal will smile.

13. A shaman can be open to attacks when what is not present?
(a) Incense.
(b) Animal totem.
(c) Guardian spirit.
(d) Human companion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shamans believe that lethargic, sick adults can be made well by what?

2. In stories of Coyote or Raven, for example, the shaman's connection with the guardian spirit is with what?

3. A shaman's quartz crystals typically are hidden from what?

4. Harner repeatedly emphasizes that not all shamanic experiences involve drugs and instead rely on what?

5. An especially powerful type of power object is the quartz crystal, which a shaman often associates with:

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