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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. Why does a shaman enter a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) For clarity and balance.
(b) To practice astral travel.
(c) To prove to the elders that he or she is a shaman.
(d) For a serious, specific purpose.

2. One person who tried Harner's step-by-step guided journey exercise reported bringing back what by accident?
(a) A monkey spirit guide.
(b) A beneficial being.
(c) A message for a friend.
(d) A healing code.

3. After Harner is awakened from his maikua trance, what is he given?
(a) Peaches and grubs.
(b) Warm oolong tea and papaya seeds.
(c) Warm beer and monkey meat.
(d) Pork and mango chutney.

4. Why is the Jivaro shaman who helps Harner worried that the author may not be able to find tsentak?
(a) Finding tsentak is an advanced shamanic practice.
(b) Harner is not an Indian.
(c) Harner has not gone through the necessary rituals.
(d) The tsentak are extremely elusive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Harner asks aspiring shamans to refrain from:

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

3. Why might a shaman work in darkness?

4. How does Harner end his first shamanic journey exercise for the reader?

5. What does the author tell an aspiring shaman to do upon returning from his or her first journey?

(see the answer key)

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