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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Shamanic Journey: Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the shaman is in an altered state, how does healing take place?
(a) By restoring beneficial power or removing harmful power from the patient.
(b) By allowing ghost healers to work through the shaman.
(c) By enabling the shaman to spiritually enter the patient's body and physically fix the problem.
(d) By merging the collective thoughts of everyone present.

2. Harner asserts that shamanism transcends any particular what?
(a) Falsehood.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Culture.
(d) Scholarly assessment.

3. What does the Jivaro shaman give to Harner to drink?
(a) Fermented coconut milk.
(b) The juice of the cacao plant.
(c) Water from a mystical underground spring.
(d) A substance made from the datura plant.

4. How does Harner end his first shamanic journey exercise for the reader?
(a) Prolonged string vibration.
(b) Wolf howl.
(c) Four sharp strikes.
(d) Sound of a bell.

5. Harner claims that when he shared his vision of dragon-like creatures that appeared from outer space with another shaman, that person:
(a) Warned Harner to stay away from the creatures.
(b) Immediately recognized the creatures.
(c) Did not understand the significance of the creatures.
(d) Explained the creatures represent suppressed desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harner asks aspiring shamans to refrain from:

2. To learn more about shamanism, what does Harner do?

3. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:

4. Who does the author quote as an expert on the subject of altered states?

5. What must the shaman feed his spirit helpers?

(see the answer key)

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