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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is considered to be destructive of rituals in Chapter 9?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Quarreling.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Purity.

2. Which of the following is not described as being a men-centered religion?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Wicca.
(c) Islam.
(d) Christianity.

3. Whose life is put at risk when a wife commits adultery in the Nuer society described?
(a) The wife.
(b) The wife's first son.
(c) The wife's husband.
(d) The wife's lover.

4. Which of the following do Douglas' assumptions not allow for?
(a) Harmony.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Organization.
(d) Schematizing.

5. What do boundaries represent to Douglas?
(a) Shape.
(b) Danger.
(c) Purity.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is considered to be both part of authority and other social structures?

2. In African tribes, what is personality said to be influenced by?

3. In which type of world view does Douglas believe the world is seen as subjective and personal?

4. What may the Nuer kill in defense for, according to Douglas?

5. Who criticized Frazer for being complacent?

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