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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Shamanism and States of Consciousness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harner asks aspiring shamans to refrain from:
(a) Drinking alcohol.
(b) Using anything electronic.
(c) Exercising strenuously.
(d) Eating sweets.

2. How does the author describe his world during a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) "Mildly disturbing, and an incredible trip."
(b) "Simultaneously familiar, unfamiliar, and complete."
(c) "New, and yet familiarly ancient universe."
(d) "Marvelous, infinite, otherworldly."

3. While working, why must a shaman remain lightly connected to the material environment?
(a) To harness the power of nature.
(b) To incorporate the properties of the material world into the cure.
(c) Because of having to move between realities.
(d) Because of the shaman's physical requirements.

4. What does Harner point out about the Lakota Sioux and the Coast Salish tribes?
(a) Were the first tribes known to practice shamanism.
(b) Shun the practice of shamanism and instead pass down stories from one generation to the next.
(c) Are the best natural healers in the world.
(d) They achieve altered states of consciousness without using hallucinogenic substances.

5. With the help of spirit helpers and two tsentak inside his mouth, the shaman can help the patient by:
(a) Swallowing the intruder.
(b) Frightening the intruder out.
(c) Vomiting out the intruder.
(d) Smoking out the intruder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Among other sensations in his experience with the Conibo, Harner experiences a sense of flying inside what?

2. Why might a shaman work in darkness?

3. The author shows that all religious traditions share:

4. In his attempt to find spirit helpers with the assistance of a Jivaro shaman from Ecuador, what does the author do?

5. How does a shaman typically travel into the Lowerworld?

(see the answer key)

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