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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To study purity and pollution, what does Douglas believe one must understand?
(a) Jewish concepts.
(b) Hygiene concepts.
(c) Religious concepts.
(d) Reproductive health.

2. According to the reading's example, what act can be purified through sacrifice?
(a) Incest.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Having a child out of wedlock.
(d) Poisoning a lover.

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

4. Why do cultures avoid pollution, according to Purity and Danger?
(a) It eliminates harmony.
(b) I creates disorder.
(c) It harms children.
(d) It creates danger.

5. Which of the following would not be appropriate for an earth animal, according to the classification?
(a) Running.
(b) Hopping.
(c) Walking.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Douglas say happens if sexual roles are directly enforced?

2. What does Douglas believe that laws and rules involving food and eating were made to deal with?

3. What does Douglas describe boundaries as altering?

4. What does Douglas think a system needs to be successful?

5. What do the Dinka people try to control more than other cultures, according to Douglas?

(see the answer key)

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