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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Douglas say in Chapter 2 is necessary for recovery?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Washings.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Cheer.

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

3. To study purity and pollution, what does Douglas believe one must understand?
(a) Hygiene concepts.
(b) Reproductive health.
(c) Jewish concepts.
(d) Religious concepts.

4. For Douglas, what does winning require?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Separation.
(c) Rationale.
(d) Purity.

5. Who does Douglas claim found opposition between sacred and profane?
(a) Robertson.
(b) Smith.
(c) Durkehim.
(d) Frazer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Douglas believes that primitive cultures are wrongly assumed to be which of the following?

4. Which of the following does Douglas describe primitive cultures as using?

5. What does Douglas describe rituals as requiring?

(see the answer key)

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