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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Douglas believes that primitive cultures are wrongly assumed to be which of the following?
(a) Neurotic.
(b) Ritualistic.
(c) Incestual.
(d) Intelligent.

2. Who criticized Frazer for being complacent?
(a) Smith.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Durkheim.
(d) Robertson.

3. Which of the following do days signify to Douglas?
(a) Practices.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) Blessings.
(d) Religion.

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

5. What does Douglas claim is assured through collaboration?
(a) Internal lines.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Purity.
(d) External boundaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Douglas describe rituals as requiring?

2. Douglas believes that if you maintain holiness, what will you be safe from?

3. What do Greek studies of purity and impurity involve?

4. What do the Dinka people do to perform a sacrifice in the reading?

5. Douglas states that if progress is considered to be differentiation, primitive culture is more what?

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