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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Douglas claim is assured through collaboration?
(a) Internal lines.
(b) Purity.
(c) External boundaries.
(d) Pollution.

2. What does Douglas claim that pollution annihilates?
(a) Restrictions.
(b) Fame.
(c) Desire.
(d) Orderliness.

3. Douglas believes that primitive cultures are wrongly assumed to be which of the following?
(a) Neurotic.
(b) Incestual.
(c) Ritualistic.
(d) Intelligent.

4. What do the effects of pollution involve, according to Douglas?
(a) Religious offense.
(b) Ritual offense.
(c) Cosmic offense.
(d) Social offense.

5. Which of the following is the concept of contagion most a part of, according to Douglas?
(a) New Testamant.
(b) Consitution.
(c) Old Testmanet.
(d) Quran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the Southern Nayar girls?

2. According to Douglas, rituals help to focus through what?

3. Which group does Douglas describe as being closest to the Protestants?

4. Who does Douglas claim found opposition between sacred and profane?

5. What does the allegiance established through marriage determine in Purity and Danger?

(see the answer key)

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