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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In modern societies, how does Douglas believe that wealth distributed?
(a) Social pollution.
(b) Unitiy.
(c) Role specializations.
(d) Market considerations.

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

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

4. Which of the following are a part of primitive views, according to Douglas?
(a) Ethics.
(b) Solely mechanical symbols.
(c) Solely pollution.
(d) Symbols nobody can decipher now.

5. How can ideas of contagion be understood, according to Douglas' beliefs?
(a) By studying philosophy.
(b) By studying Durkeim's views.
(c) By studying Jewish religion.
(d) By studying the place of humans in the universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Durkheim, the rules of separation are features of what?

2. Which of the following does Douglas believe can disrupt schematizing?

3. Which of the following describes Douglas' pre-Copernican classification?

4. Which of the following is not involved in categorizing?

5. What do anomalies represent?

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