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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. Why does Harner say it's important that the shaman does not tell the patient's family that he already has the ordinary form of the spirit in his mouth?
(a) It will frighten the family, and this fear will work against the energies applied by the shaman.
(b) The physical manifestation that has infected the patient will read the family's thoughts, rendering the cure useless.
(c) The family should not know what is happening to the patient without the patient's explicit permission.
(d) The symbolic act of expelling the ordinary form is part of the ritual rather than the actual act that removes the intruder spirit.
2. Where can a shaman go to retrieve a lost power animal?
(a) The Higherworld.
(b) The Lowerworld.
(c) The Otherworld.
(d) The Powerworld.
3. How do spirit helpers assist the shaman?
(a) By keeping the shaman's third eye open at all times to see alternate realities.
(b) By helping the shaman engage in divination of the past, present, and future.
(c) By whispering truths into the shaman's otherworldly ears.
(d) By spying on others and reporting back to the shaman.
4. How many guardian animals does a person have in a lifetime?
(a) Only one.
(b) Two or three.
(c) Many.
(d) A different one each year.
5. After the power animal in the Lowerworld alerts the shaman that it is ready to accompany him or her, what is the shaman supposed to do?
(a) Charge at the animal and chase it up the tunnel.
(b) Bow down humbly and respectfully request that the animal accompany him or her.
(c) Clasp the animal to the chest and, with the other hand, rattle quickly.
(d) Close his or her eyes and float back up the tunnel with the animal right behind.
Short Answer Questions
1. In a drug-induced vision, Harner sees demons as:
2. What does Harner speculate about the mandala?
3. Harner's personal observation is that people develop shamanism as a tool for using the power of the human mind for what?
4. How does a shaman typically travel into the Lowerworld?
5. How do power animals reveal themselves and their special powers?
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