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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. Before the shaman takes part of a plant for an intrusion extraction, what does he or she do?
(a) Consults with a power animal.
(b) Shakes a rattle in six directions.
(c) Runs a quartz crystal over the plant.
(d) Apologizes to the plant.

2. When a shaman delivers the spirit of a power animal into the patient, he or she also:
(a) Blesses the patient.
(b) Blesses the animal.
(c) Tells the patient what the animal is.
(d) Tells the animal to cure the patient.

3. When the apprentice shaman emerges from the tunnel and enters Lowerworld, what animal does Harner say the participant will never see?
(a) An insect.
(b) A serpent.
(c) A whale.
(d) A robin.

4. Shamans typically utilize crystals as:
(a) Objects that pull out negative energy.
(b) Transmitters of energy for health.
(c) Doorways into the future.
(d) Harnessers of the sun's energy.

5. How does a guardian spirit animal encountered in Lowerworld often communicate with the shaman?
(a) By singing a song.
(b) By moving its body in an unusual way.
(c) Through the spirit of a deceased loved one of the shaman.
(d) Through a language spoken only in Lowerworld.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do various cultures report noticing the shaman give off when in a shamanic state of consciousness?

3. Why does Harner include the examples of the Lakota Sioux and Coast Salish tribes for Westerners in particular?

4. When removing an evil spirit, the shaman must be careful not to:

5. What do the Jivaro see in someone who possesses a guardian?

(see the answer key)

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