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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Power Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To learn more about shamanism, what does Harner do?
(a) Asks the oldest shaman in the world to mentor him.
(b) Lives among tribal people to learn their shamanic ways.
(c) Assembles a team of seven shamans from every corner of the world.
(d) Enrolls in a class on shamanism at his community college.

2. While working, why must a shaman remain lightly connected to the material environment?
(a) To harness the power of nature.
(b) Because of having to move between realities.
(c) Because of the shaman's physical requirements.
(d) To incorporate the properties of the material world into the cure.

3. After a journey that lasts several days in the jungle with his companions, Harner is taken where?
(a) To a ledge overlooking an enchanted valley.
(b) To the source of the Amazon to meet the highest shaman.
(c) Beneath a waterfall for a mystical experience.
(d) On another journey to experience higher levels of reality.

4. On his or her first guided journey, the shaman student is asked by Harner to visualize what?
(a) A favorite animal or element of nature.
(b) A quiet, tranquil scene that includes the element of water.
(c) A starry sky and the patterns the stars form.
(d) An opening in the earth that feels acceptable.

5. How old is shamanism estimated to be?
(a) At least 20,000 to 30,000 years old.
(b) No one can even guess.
(c) Approximately 12,000 years old.
(d) Less than 3,000 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shamans pass through what kind of planes?

2. Harner asserts that shamanism has advanced in areas without technological innovations because:

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

4. Why might a shaman work in darkness?

5. Which of the following is NOT a purpose for entering a shamanic state of consciousness?

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