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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Douglas believe can only be effective if it attracts faith?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Blessings.
(c) Family.
(d) Money.

2. What do the Dinka people do to perform a sacrifice in the reading?
(a) Performing a medical procedure.
(b) Killing animals.
(c) Cutting victims.
(d) Hanging prisoners.

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

4. What does Genesis provide in relation to animals?
(a) Hygiene.
(b) Pollutants.
(c) Food.
(d) Environment.

5. Whose beliefs did Durkheim adopt when it came to definitions of primitive religion?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Smith.
(c) Frazer.
(d) Robertson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Douglas believe rituals can alter by restating?

2. What does Douglas claim miracle and magic are expected to bring?

3. Which type of myths incorporated undifferentiated conditions that provided a unified view of the world, stated by Douglas?

4. Which of the following do days signify to Douglas?

5. Which of the following is specifically a result of men-centered religions in Douglas' view?

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