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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what is considered to be both part of authority and other social structures?
(a) Sorcery.
(b) Purity.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Christianity.

3. Who does Douglas claim found opposition between sacred and profane?
(a) Durkehim.
(b) Smith.
(c) Frazer.
(d) Robertson.

4. Which of these is not a pollution that Douglas distinguishes?
(a) Crossing internal boundaries.
(b) Refraining from purity.
(c) Crossing external boundaries.
(d) The lines' margin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a social control that Douglas lists?

2. In Lele culture, what is killed to challenge the notion of ambiguity?

3. What does Douglas believe can only be effective if it attracts faith?

4. Which of the following does not contribute to social control as described by Douglas?

5. What culture is described as considering death as a challenge to the metaphysical system?

(see the answer key)

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