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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the classification of animals come from?
(a) Moses.
(b) Lot.
(c) Leviticus.
(d) Job.

2. What are kept and preserved to prevent from endangering others in the cultures Douglas describes?
(a) Sex pollution.
(b) Moral offenses.
(c) Social barriers.
(d) Areas of margin.

3. Why are moral situations difficult for Douglas to define?
(a) They are not specific enough.
(b) They don't allow everybody to be a moral person.
(c) They are too specific.
(d) They are contradictory and uncertain.

4. What is the separation of animals referred to as in the reading?
(a) Natural order.
(b) Leviticus.
(c) Specific order.
(d) Evolution.

5. Which of the following does not interfere with separation in Douglas' beliefs?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Eating an earth animal.
(c) Fighting in a polluted state.
(d) Incest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Douglas' view, what does a lack of blessing create?

3. According to Purity and Danger, which of the following can an impersonal universal power not do?

4. Which of the following is an example of Douglas' social control?

5. What does holiness imply, according to Douglas?

(see the answer key)

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