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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Discovering the Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author emphasizes that not all tribes use what in their shamanic practices?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Chants.
(c) Rituals.
(d) Shamans.

2. Harner writes that in non-ordinary reality, spirit helpers appear as what?
(a) People once known who have passed on.
(b) Animals, including jaguars, monkeys, and butterflies.
(c) Familiar plants and flowers.
(d) Religious deities.

3. Through numerous examples, the author shows the commonality of experiences by shamans regardless of what?
(a) Their state of mind.
(b) Their schooling.
(c) Their authenticity.
(d) Their locations or traditions.

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

5. Why does Harner include the examples of the Lakota Sioux and Coast Salish tribes for Westerners in particular?
(a) To illustrate the universal nature of shamanism.
(b) To give them examples of shamanism that might be more familiar to them.
(c) So that they can see that shamanism can be accessed without the use of drugs.
(d) Because more than anyone else, Westerners need to understand the nuances of shamanism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the tsentak?

2. Harner indicates that becoming a shaman involves pain, facing fears, and a willingness to:

3. In early experiences with the Conibo, Harner hears rushing:

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

5. Harner's reports of the rituals, symbols, and visions of the different tribes he observes are what?

(see the answer key)

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