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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a drug-induced vision, Harner sees demons as:
(a) Reptiles.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Fish with teeth.
(d) Faceless ghosts.

2. Why do individuals need the protection of a guardian spirit?
(a) To reach adulthood.
(b) To maintain a strong, steady heartbeat.
(c) To counter chaotic spirits.
(d) They are weak.

3. What does Harner compare his near-death experience with the Conibo to?
(a) Teachings of Confucius.
(b) Ancient Daoism stories.
(c) The concept of reincarnation.
(d) Descriptions in the Bible.

4. One person who tried Harner's step-by-step guided journey exercise reported bringing back what by accident?
(a) A monkey spirit guide.
(b) A healing code.
(c) A beneficial being.
(d) A message for a friend.

5. It is typical for one or more spirits to help guide the shaman through what?
(a) A series of questions only the shaman hears.
(b) A time-honored ritual.
(c) The ninth dimension.
(d) A hidden or non-ordinary reality.

6. Harner asserts that shamanism transcends any particular what?
(a) Falsehood.
(b) Culture.
(c) Scholarly assessment.
(d) Philosophy.

7. How is a shamanic state of consciousness, or SSC, achieved?
(a) By drinking nettle tea and fasting for five days.
(b) By entering a trance state and using methods of cosmic geography and nonordinary reality.
(c) By calling upon spirit guides to pull the shaman's spirit out of the body and hurl it to the heavens.
(d) By chanting songs passed down by tribal peoples and drinking fermented coffee.

8. Through numerous examples, the author shows the commonality of experiences by shamans regardless of what?
(a) Their schooling.
(b) Their authenticity.
(c) Their locations or traditions.
(d) Their state of mind.

9. To learn more about shamanism, what does Harner do?
(a) Lives among tribal people to learn their shamanic ways.
(b) Asks the oldest shaman in the world to mentor him.
(c) Assembles a team of seven shamans from every corner of the world.
(d) Enrolls in a class on shamanism at his community college.

10. How do shamans use their guardian spirits?
(a) In supplication.
(b) In passing.
(c) Through trickery.
(d) Actively.

11. What do various cultures report noticing the shaman give off when in a shamanic state of consciousness?
(a) Rhythmic sounds.
(b) A highly directional beam of light, like a laser.
(c) Light in a halo effect.
(d) An unusually sweet aroma.

12. During the Lakota practice of rock-seeing, a shaman considers a problem while walking through what?
(a) A wild area.
(b) A field of boulders.
(c) A rocky stream.
(d) A bed of heated rocks.

13. In his guided, step-by-step instructions for a first journey, Harner instructs the aspiring shaman to eat:
(a) Lightly.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Only seeds and fruit.

14. Which of the following do reputable shamans NOT do?
(a) Practice clairvoyance.
(b) Cross realities at will.
(c) Take on patients' symptoms.
(d) Make deals with evil spirits.

15. What are the tsentak?
(a) Helpers who cause or cure illness.
(b) Mischievous tree sprites.
(c) Spirits who bridge the seen and the unseen.
(d) Guides who intervene in emergencies.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author emphasizes that not all tribes use what in their shamanic practices?

2. What does the author tell an aspiring shaman to do upon returning from his or her first journey?

3. The author shows that all religious traditions share:

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

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

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