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

2. After a novice receives an answer from a guardian spirit animal, what does Harner recommend he or she do?
(a) Move on to the next question.
(b) Test the spirit to make sure the answer is correct.
(c) Write down the answer as soon as possible.
(d) Spend fifteen minutes meditating on the answer's meaning.

3. Where can a shaman go to retrieve a lost power animal?
(a) The Lowerworld.
(b) The Otherworld.
(c) The Higherworld.
(d) The Powerworld.

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

5. The shamans among Scandinavian Laps often become what?
(a) Reindeer, elk, rabbits, and foxes.
(b) Moose, caribou, bears, and rabbits.
(c) Bears, reindeer, wolves, and fish.
(d) Whales, fish, polar bears, and elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order for a shaman to restore power to someone from a distance, what does the author say is required?

2. In the exercise Harner gives the reader for dancing one's animal guardian spirit, what is the participant asked to do?

3. What happens to a power object when it no longer moves a person emotionally?

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

5. According to Harner, what are "big dreams?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain what the author is saying when he speaks of Coyote and Raven as groups or species.

4. What does a shaman do upon successfully retrieving a power animal for a patient?

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

6. How does a shaman obtain a power song needed to retrieve a power animal?

7. Describe what the author says about being able to restore power to a patient from a distance.

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

9. How did Essie Parrish, a California Pomo Indian, acquire her first power song?

10. 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?

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