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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Douglas' view, what does a lack of blessing create?
(a) Unity.
(b) Separation.
(c) Anger.
(d) Confusion.

2. What is the overall goal of the lowest caste?
(a) To be an example for their culture.
(b) To help the higher castes be pure.
(c) To aid God in purity.
(d) To keep their areas clean.

3. What does Douglas claim that pollution annihilates?
(a) Orderliness.
(b) Restrictions.
(c) Fame.
(d) Desire.

4. What did Durkheim view ritual as symbolic of?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Religion.
(c) Social processes.
(d) Ethics.

5. Which of the following are a part of primitive views, according to Douglas?
(a) Solely pollution.
(b) Solely mechanical symbols.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Symbols nobody can decipher now.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Frazer, what did magic lead to?

3. For Douglas, what does winning require?

4. What does Douglas say primitive cultures represent more than modern cultures?

5. According to Chapter 1, what do contemporary practices divide?

(see the answer key)

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