Camp Verde, Arizona (CNN) -- A participant in a 2009 Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead testified Thursday that he asked a volunteer if he had died and was told, "No, you came back." 

Dennis Mehravar, a real estate salesman from Canada, testified that self-help author and speaker James Ray, who led the event, told him he had been reborn. 

Ray is accused of three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three people who were in the sweat lodge for the purification ceremony. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison on each count. 

Mehravar, asked if he would have assisted someone next to him who was dying, said he would normally have done so, but the conditions in the lodge made that difficult. "I wasn't 100% aware, alert of what was going on around me." 

Responding to a follow-up question, Mehravar said he would have waited until a round was over to ask for help. The sweat lodge ceremony consisted of eight rounds, with each round lasting 10 to 15 minutes. While they were not prevented from leaving, participants have said they were encouraged to wait until the breaks between rounds. 

Mehravar said he would not have tried to stop the ceremony: "I don't think I would. I know it doesn't sound logical." 

"I think Mr. Ray would have got upset if I had interrupted the ceremony," he said. 

Prosecutors maintain Ray psychologically pressured participants to remain in the lodge even when they weren't feeling well, contributing to the deaths of the three victims.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the name of the state where the incident took place?
2. The incident took place in which state?
3. 
Q2:
1. What year did the incident take place?
2. The incident took place during what year?
3. 
Q3:
1. What is the total number of people that died in the sweat lodge ceremony?
2. The sweat lodge ceremony resulted in the death of how many people?
3. 
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that survived the sweat lodge ceremony?
2. The sweat lodge ceremony was survived by which person?
3. 
Q5:
1. What does Dennis Mehravar do for a living?
2. What is the career of Dennis Mehravar?
3. 
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person that led the sweat lodge ceremony?
2. The sweat lodge ceremony was led by which person?
3. 
Q7:
1. What had Dennis Mehravar been told by James Ray?
2. James Ray told Dennis Mehravar that he had what?
3. 
Q8:
1. What charges has James Ray been charged with?
2. James Ray has been charged with what?
3. 
Q9:
1. What is the penalty if James Ray is found guilty of manslaughter?
2. What penalty will James Ray incur should he be found guilty of manslaughter?
3. 
Q10:
1. Was Dennis Mehravar aware of what was going on around him while in the sweat lodge?
2. Was Dennis Mehravar 100 percent aware of his surroundings in the sweat lodge?
3. 
Q11:
1. What was the duration of the sweat lodge ceremony?
2. The sweat lodge ceremony went on for how long?
3. 
Q12:
1. Were the participants of the sweat lodge ceremony permitted to leave?
2. Was leaving the sweat lodge something that was permitted of the participants?
3. 
Q13:
1. Were the participants of the sweat lodge ceremony encouraged to stay in the sweat lodge?
2. Were the participants prompted by the organizers of the sweat lodge ceremony to wait until the end of each round?
3. 
Q14:
1. Did Dennis Mehravar make an attempt to stop the ritual?
2. Was the ritual stopped by Dennis Mehravar?
3. 
Q15:
1. What kind of pressure was used by James Ray that resulted in the death of the participants?
2. The participants died as a result of what kind of pressure on the part of James Ray?
3. 
