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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 state embraces harmony, order, and meaning?
(a) Disease.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Rituals.
(d) Sequentiality.

2. Which of the following did Malinowski study?
(a) Linguistics.
(b) Music.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Art.

3. What does Douglas' social life depend on?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Writing.
(c) Linguistics.
(d) Symbolic expressions.

4. Which of the following do days signify to Douglas?
(a) Blessings.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) Practices.
(d) Religion.

5. To maintain universal order, what does Douglas believe must occur?
(a) Individuals must learn to bless each other.
(b) Individuals must maintain proper bathing rituals.
(c) Individuals must adhere to their class.
(d) Groups must learn to cooperate.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the Dinka people do to perform a sacrifice in the reading?

4. Who separated magic from morals and religion?

5. Who criticized Frazer for being complacent?

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