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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. Harner explains that some shamanic students report using caves as:
(a) Sensory deprivation stations.
(b) Hiding places.
(c) Sanctuaries.
(d) Portals.

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

3. 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 robin.
(c) A serpent.
(d) An insect.

4. Many traditions speak of the mythical past when animals could:
(a) Walk upright.
(b) Transform into other beings.
(c) Talk to people.
(d) Travel between worlds.

5. What is the name of the Jivaro shaman Harner works with?
(a) Pikachu.
(b) Arechu.
(c) Akachu.
(d) Machu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Power practice involves the use of power objects, which almost always are:

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

3. Often, a patient already has the following with a returned power animal:

4. Myths and stories that have been passed down typically refer to:

5. After a journey that lasts several days in the jungle with his companions, Harner is taken where?

(see the answer key)

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