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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can adulterers become free from guilt, as described in Nuer society?
(a) By performing a sacrifice.
(b) By cleansing themselves of pollution.
(c) By getting a divorce.
(d) By praying.

2. According to Douglas, morality is wrongly assumed to protect who?
(a) Children.
(b) Families.
(c) Tribes.
(d) Individuals.

3. Douglas believes that primitive cultures experience less of which of the following?
(a) Social control.
(b) Development.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Language.

4. Which of the following does not contribute to social control as described by Douglas?
(a) Predictability.
(b) Social awareness.
(c) Monetary incentives.
(d) Coercion.

5. What may the Nuer kill in defense for, according to Douglas?
(a) Their homes.
(b) Their children.
(c) Their rights.
(d) Their food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do rituals of purification incorporate, as described by Douglas?

2. What are the only types of ideas that Douglas believes should be adopted?

3. Which of the following would not be appropriate for an earth animal, according to the classification?

4. Which of the following is not described as being a men-centered religion?

5. What are kept and preserved to prevent from endangering others in the cultures Douglas describes?

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