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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. In "The Way of the Shaman," the author shows similarities between:
(a) Real and fake shamans.
(b) Various shamanic spiritual belief systems.
(c) Once dominant spiritual belief systems.
(d) Younger and older shamans.

2. What happens in the state a shaman reaches, known as a type of ecstasy?
(a) A higher entity takes over and controls the shaman's body.
(b) The shaman's spirit goes on a type of auto-pilot mode.
(c) The soul leaves the body, either ascending or descending.
(d) The shaman taps into perfect bliss.

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

4. In early experiences with the Conibo, Harner hears rushing:
(a) Water.
(b) Trains.
(c) Wind.
(d) Cattle.

5. What does the Jivaro shaman help Harner acquire?
(a) Spirit helpers.
(b) The ability to see beyond.
(c) Advanced intuition.
(d) Tree guides.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a shaman able to do to restore health in a person with the assistance of appropriate spirit helpers?

2. It is typical for one or more spirits to help guide the shaman through what?

3. Why is the Jivaro shaman who helps Harner worried that the author may not be able to find tsentak?

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

5. With the help of spirit helpers and two tsentak inside his mouth, the shaman can help the patient by:

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