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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following transmits disease and has a toxic influence, according to Douglas?
(a) Aluminum.
(b) Flesh.
(c) Food.
(d) Hair.

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

3. According to Douglas, the absence of what pertains to the lack of system?
(a) Order.
(b) Filth.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Purity.

4. According to Douglas, what rules are humans meant to adhere to?
(a) Holiness.
(b) Strength.
(c) Morality.
(d) Ethics.

5. What example of a people is given to demonstration insulation from wrong practices, according to Douglas?
(a) Sumerians.
(b) Americans.
(c) Israelites.
(d) Russians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Douglas say in Chapter 2 is necessary for recovery?

2. According to Douglas, who had contempt for primitive society through preconceived judgments?

3. Symbolic rituals involving religious purity have been concerned with ideas of what?

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

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

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