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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not involved in categorizing?
(a) Authority.
(b) Patterns.
(c) Order.
(d) Anomaly.

2. What type of behavior does the pollution Douglas describes reflect?
(a) Religious.
(b) Righteous.
(c) Good.
(d) Wrong.

3. What does Douglas describe purification allows for avoiding?
(a) Economic downfall.
(b) Social consequences.
(c) Retribution.
(d) God's wrath.

4. Which of the following does Douglas believe rituals can alter by restating?
(a) Future.
(b) Present.
(c) Past.
(d) Purity.

5. According to Malinowski, where do rituals derive from?
(a) Harmony.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Logic.
(d) Rationale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do success-based beliefs lack, according to the reading?

2. Which of the following would not be appropriate for an earth animal, according to the classification?

3. In some tribes, what are examples of formlessness?

4. How can adulterers become free from guilt, as described in Nuer society?

5. Who do people at the margins of society represent danger to, according to Douglas' view?

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