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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of myths incorporated undifferentiated conditions that provided a unified view of the world, stated by Douglas?
(a) Sumerian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Roman.
(d) Indian.

2. What do the Bemba believe can transfer through fire?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Incest.
(c) Murder.
(d) Premarital sex.

3. How do people with wills and intelligence respond, according to Douglas?
(a) Logically.
(b) Emotionally.
(c) Motivationally.
(d) Ethically.

4. What type of rules fail to deter authority in the Bemba culture?
(a) Sex pollution.
(b) Murder.
(c) Child abuse.
(d) Knowledge pollution.

5. What does Douglas describe as morality's intent to ensure?
(a) Faith.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Separation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of barrier crossing is treated as pollution as described by Douglas?

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

3. How can adulterers become free from guilt, as described in Nuer society?

4. What is the separation of animals referred to as in the reading?

5. Douglas states that all of the following can help to achieve purity except for what?

(see the answer key)

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