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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 1, what do contemporary practices divide?
(a) Pure and Disgusting.
(b) Knowledgeable and ignorant.
(c) Dirty and clean.
(d) Safe and unsafe.

2. According to Douglas, the absence of what pertains to the lack of system?
(a) Order.
(b) Purity.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Filth.

3. What is medical materialism based on?
(a) Sanitary conditions.
(b) Sumerian beliefs.
(c) Practical health routines.
(d) Philosophical beliefs.

4. How can ideas of contagion be understood, according to Douglas' beliefs?
(a) By studying Durkeim's views.
(b) By studying the place of humans in the universe.
(c) By studying Jewish religion.
(d) By studying philosophy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For the Maoris, what does menstrual blood represent?

3. Which of the following would not be appropriate for an earth animal, according to the classification?

4. Who criticized Frazer for being complacent?

5. Who separated magic from morals and religion?

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