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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Frazer, what did magic lead to?
(a) Inability to believe in a religion.
(b) Inability to distinguish between associations and reality.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) The best way to live.

2. What does Douglas say primitive cultures represent more than modern cultures?
(a) Rituals and rites.
(b) Pattern rules.
(c) Fragmented rules.
(d) Purity.

3. Which of the following do Douglas' assumptions not allow for?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Schematizing.
(c) Harmony.
(d) Organization.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To study purity and pollution, what does Douglas believe one must understand?

2. Douglas states that which of the following has been excused by dreams?

3. Which item does Douglas require for success?

4. What does order reject, according to Chapter 2?

5. Which of the following does not interfere with separation in Douglas' beliefs?

(see the answer key)

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