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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Douglas, who had contempt for primitive society through preconceived judgments?
(a) Robertson.
(b) Smith.
(c) Durkheim.
(d) Frazer.

2. According to Frazer, what did the primitive people fail to incorporate in religion?
(a) Love.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Churches.
(d) A deity.

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

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

5. According to Frazer, what did magic lead to?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Inability to believe in a religion.
(c) Inability to distinguish between associations and reality.
(d) The best way to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Douglas believe can disrupt schematizing?

2. Which of the following does Douglas describe as moving against nature?

3. According to Douglas, morality is wrongly assumed to protect who?

4. What is medical materialism based on?

5. What does the union between God and people involve in Douglas' view?

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