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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does holiness imply, according to Douglas?
(a) Unity.
(b) Peace.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Separation.

2. Which of the following does Douglas believe rituals can alter by restating?
(a) Past.
(b) Future.
(c) Purity.
(d) Present.

3. What does Douglas say primitive cultures represent more than modern cultures?
(a) Rituals and rites.
(b) Fragmented rules.
(c) Purity.
(d) Pattern rules.

4. For rituals to be effective, what does Douglas believe they require?
(a) Faith and confidence.
(b) Symbolism and hope.
(c) Harmony and blessings.
(d) Skill and health.

5. What, according to Douglas, is used as a separation to avoid disease?
(a) The Old Testament.
(b) Washings.
(c) Soap.
(d) Psychology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Douglas claim miracle and magic are expected to bring?

3. Who do people at the margins of society represent danger to, according to Douglas' view?

4. According to Douglas, the absence of what pertains to the lack of system?

5. What do the effects of pollution involve, according to Douglas?

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