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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Nuer determine their moral code through?
(a) God's words.
(b) Sumerian teachings.
(c) The Old Testament.
(d) Punishment laws.

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

3. Which of the following describes Douglas' pre-Copernican classification?
(a) Non-objective.
(b) Non-polluting.
(c) Non-pure.
(d) Non-subjective.

4. Why are moral situations difficult for Douglas to define?
(a) They are too specific.
(b) They are not specific enough.
(c) They are contradictory and uncertain.
(d) They don't allow everybody to be a moral person.

5. Where did the classification of animals come from?
(a) Leviticus.
(b) Moses.
(c) Lot.
(d) Job.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do rituals of purification incorporate, as described by Douglas?

(see the answer key)

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