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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Power Practices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do various cultures report noticing the shaman give off when in a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) Rhythmic sounds.
(b) A highly directional beam of light, like a laser.
(c) Light in a halo effect.
(d) An unusually sweet aroma.

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

3. What happens to a power object when it no longer moves a person emotionally?
(a) It is buried three feet underground.
(b) It is returned to nature.
(c) It is placed inside a rattle.
(d) It is incorporated into a necklace.

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) A patient's spontaneous healing after a shaman's visit.
(d) The act of shaking a shamanic rattle in six directions.

5. What should a shaman NOT do when feeling dis-spirited?
(a) Attempt to heal someone.
(b) Walk into the wilderness.
(c) Visualize clear light.
(d) Listen to a drumbeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is typical for one or more spirits to help guide the shaman through what?

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

3. Harner explains that some shamanic students report using caves as:

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

5. What is the purpose of rapid drumming during the guided journey that Harner takes new students through?

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