Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Quiz | One Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 91 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Quiz | One Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 91 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of consequences does Douglas state cannot be reversed?
(a) Economic.
(b) Religious.
(c) Social.
(d) Relationship.

2. Douglas believes that if you maintain holiness, what will you be safe from?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Blessings.
(c) Wholeness.
(d) Incompleteness.

3. What type of barrier crossing is treated as pollution as described by Douglas?
(a) Moral.
(b) Social.
(c) Economic.
(d) Childish.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the classification of animals come from?

3. What type of behavior does the pollution Douglas describes reflect?

4. Which of the following is specifically a result of men-centered religions in Douglas' view?

5. Which type of myths incorporated undifferentiated conditions that provided a unified view of the world, stated by Douglas?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 211 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)
Buy the Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.