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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Douglas, morality is wrongly assumed to protect who?
(a) Individuals.
(b) Families.
(c) Children.
(d) Tribes.

3. Which of the following does not interfere with separation in Douglas' beliefs?
(a) Eating an earth animal.
(b) Fighting in a polluted state.
(c) Incest.
(d) Adultery.

4. What does Douglas believe has been assumed to be based on false beliefs in magic?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Comparative religion.
(c) Purity.
(d) Ethics.

5. Which of the following relationships is unclear to Douglas?
(a) Pollution and science.
(b) Religion and magic.
(c) Ritual and purity.
(d) Science and magic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Douglas claim found opposition between sacred and profane?

2. Which of the following are a part of primitive views, according to Douglas?

3. What does Douglas say primitive cultures represent more than modern cultures?

4. According to Frazer, what did magic lead to?

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

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