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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Clasp the animal to the chest and, with the other hand, rattle quickly.
(b) Charge at the animal and chase it up the tunnel.
(c) Bow down humbly and respectfully request that the animal accompany him or her.
(d) Close his or her eyes and float back up the tunnel with the animal right behind.

2. Does a guardian spirit have the freedom to leave or stay at will?
(a) No.
(b) It depends on the type of spirit.
(c) Only at night.
(d) Yes.

3. Who wrote "Natural Magick" in 1562?
(a) Hans Lippershey.
(b) Galileo Galilei.
(c) Nicolaus Copernicus.
(d) Giovanni Battista Porta.

4. Most cultures believe that a shaman can have how many guardian animals at a time?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

5. In order for a shaman to restore power to someone from a distance, what does the author say is required?
(a) Advanced intuition and much courage.
(b) Great concentration and expert sight.
(c) Expert skills and advanced confidence.
(d) Great expectations and focused desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the shaman has a question, the guardian spirit animal may answer it by:

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

3. A shaman's quartz crystals typically are hidden from what?

4. During their "dreamtime," Australian Aruntas often become what?

5. An especially powerful type of power object is the quartz crystal, which a shaman often associates with:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Harner refers to as the "Calling The Beasts" ritual.

2. What is a vision quest?

3. Explain what the author is saying when he speaks of Coyote and Raven as groups or species.

4. How does a shaman obtain a power song needed to retrieve a power animal?

5. Describe what the author says about being able to restore power to a patient from a distance.

6. How can a shaman tell whether or not an individual has a guardian spirit?

7. In the power restoration exercise Harner presents for the reader, what is the participant told to avoid?

8. Why does a power animal need to be danced regularly?

9. Give a brief summary of the exercise the author presents to the reader on how to dance one's animal guardian spirit.

10. What does a shaman do upon successfully retrieving a power animal for a patient?

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