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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose beliefs did Durkheim adopt when it came to definitions of primitive religion?
(a) Robertson.
(b) Frazer.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Smith.

2. Which group does Douglas describe as being closest to the Protestants?
(a) Yurok.
(b) Orthodox Brahmins.
(c) Walbiri.
(d) Lele.

3. According to Purity and Danger, which of the following can an impersonal universal power not do?
(a) Reveal secrets.
(b) Punish.
(c) Reward.
(d) Make moral judgments.

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

5. When comparing culture, what does Douglas believe should be analyzed through the nature of historical process?
(a) Rationale and logic.
(b) Pollution and society.
(c) Alignment and purity.
(d) Unity and variety.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Douglas, is used as a separation to avoid disease?

2. What are Douglas' rules of pollution concerned with?

3. What do primitive cultures and Christianity have in common in Douglas' opinion?

4. What do Greek studies of purity and impurity involve?

5. For Douglas, what does winning require?

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