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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Douglas believe unsuccessful structures invite?
(a) Rivalry.
(b) Danger.
(c) Witches.
(d) Pollution.

2. Why does Douglas think witches represent threat?
(a) They cannot control themselves.
(b) They are pitiful.
(c) They engage in incest.
(d) They are murderers.

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

4. What is the overall goal of the lowest caste?
(a) To keep their areas clean.
(b) To be an example for their culture.
(c) To aid God in purity.
(d) To help the higher castes be pure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For the Maoris, what does menstrual blood represent?

2. What are kept and preserved to prevent from endangering others in the cultures Douglas describes?

3. What do external boundaries involve, according to Douglas?

4. What do ambiguities allow for?

5. According to Purity and Danger, which of the following can an impersonal universal power not do?

(see the answer key)

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