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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 1, what do contemporary practices divide?
(a) Safe and unsafe.
(b) Pure and Disgusting.
(c) Dirty and clean.
(d) Knowledgeable and ignorant.

2. Why do cultures avoid pollution, according to Purity and Danger?
(a) It eliminates harmony.
(b) I creates disorder.
(c) It creates danger.
(d) It harms children.

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

4. What are the only types of ideas that Douglas believes should be adopted?
(a) Classified.
(b) Orderly.
(c) Compatible.
(d) Polluted.

5. For rituals to be effective, what does Douglas believe they require?
(a) Symbolism and hope.
(b) Faith and confidence.
(c) Harmony and blessings.
(d) Skill and health.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Primitive ideas of which item have various symbolic meanings, due to Douglas' claims?

3. Which of the following do Douglas' assumptions not allow for?

4. According to the reading's example, what act can be purified through sacrifice?

5. What does Genesis provide in relation to animals?

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