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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In stories of Coyote or Raven, for example, the shaman's connection with the guardian spirit is with what?
(a) An angelic being posing as an animal.
(b) A mythical character that does not exist.
(c) The entire species.
(d) A representative individual of the species.

3. How does a guardian spirit animal encountered in Lowerworld often communicate with the shaman?
(a) By singing a song.
(b) Through a language spoken only in Lowerworld.
(c) By moving its body in an unusual way.
(d) Through the spirit of a deceased loved one of the shaman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, restoring power requires restoring or acquiring what?

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

4. How do power animals reveal themselves and their special powers?

5. Harner indicates that a tonal animal is linked to someone's fate in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a power animal need to be danced regularly?

2. What are power objects, and what are they for?

3. What might a restless or shocked power animal do?

4. Where do "big dreams" come from, and what purpose do they serve?

5. In the power restoration exercise presented to the reader in Chapter 5, what typically happens when the participant goes through the tunnel and reaches the Lowerworld?

6. Give a brief summary of the exercise the author presents to the reader on how to dance one's animal guardian spirit.

7. Why should a shaman avoid trying to heal when he or she is feeling dis-spirited?

8. In the power restoration exercise Harner presents for the reader, what is the participant told to avoid?

9. What does Harner say about shamanism and synchronicity?

10. What does Harner recommend for novice shamans trying to communicate with guardian spirit animals?

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