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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Symbolic rituals involving religious purity have been concerned with ideas of what?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Worship.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Reading.

2. In which type of world view does Douglas believe the world is seen as subjective and personal?
(a) Polluted.
(b) Primitive.
(c) Modern.
(d) Pure.

3. According to the reading's example, what act can be purified through sacrifice?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Incest.
(c) Having a child out of wedlock.
(d) Poisoning a lover.

4. What do ambiguities allow for?
(a) Different emotions.
(b) Different interpretations.
(c) Purities.
(d) Pollutions.

5. Which of the following serves as Douglas' distinction between primitive and modern culture?
(a) Religion.
(b) Cosmic pollution.
(c) Social pollution.
(d) Observing taboo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which item does Douglas require for success?

3. What does Douglas believe can only be effective if it attracts faith?

4. Which of the following describes Douglas' pre-Copernican classification?

5. When comparing culture, what does Douglas believe should be analyzed through the nature of historical process?

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