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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Douglas states that which of the following has been excused by dreams?
(a) Being unpure.
(b) Eating something polluted.
(c) Drug indigestion.
(d) Food indigestion.

2. According to Douglas, what rules are humans meant to adhere to?
(a) Ethics.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Strength.
(d) Morality.

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

4. Primitive ideas of which item have various symbolic meanings, due to Douglas' claims?
(a) Grass.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Urine.
(d) Vegetables.

5. What does Douglas believe has been assumed to be based on false beliefs in magic?
(a) Ethics.
(b) Purity.
(c) Comparative religion.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Durkheim view ritual as symbolic of?

3. Which of the following is the concept of contagion most a part of, according to Douglas?

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

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

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