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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Extracting Harmful Intrusions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might a shaman work in darkness?
(a) To achieve the most profound visions.
(b) To minimize interference from the sun's rays.
(c) To conceal his or her expressions.
(d) To hide from negative entities.

2. When the Coastal Salish wear masks and dance their spirit guardians, what does Harner call this practice?
(a) Dancing with the Spirits.
(b) Calling the Beasts.
(c) Calling the Spirits.
(d) Dancing with the Beasts.

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. What does the Jivaro shaman give to Harner to drink?
(a) A substance made from the datura plant.
(b) Water from a mystical underground spring.
(c) Fermented coconut milk.
(d) The juice of the cacao plant.

5. What is a shaman able to do to restore health in a person with the assistance of appropriate spirit helpers?
(a) Remove pockets of dark energy stuck inside the patient's blood vessels.
(b) Channel energy from healing realms.
(c) Increase positive messages entering the mind through the whispers of spirit helpers.
(d) Suck negative magical darts from a patient's body.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does a guardian spirit animal encountered in Lowerworld often communicate with the shaman?

3. An intrusion extracting technique used by the Coastal Salish Indians involves what?

4. What types of plants serve as spirit helpers in extracting intrusions?

5. The author states that the humility in shamanism lies in what?

(see the answer key)

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