Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does holiness imply, according to Douglas?
(a) Peace.
(b) Separation.
(c) Unity.
(d) Hygiene.

2. Which item does Douglas require for success?
(a) Wholeheartedness.
(b) Patterns.
(c) Incompatibility.
(d) Blessings.

3. Which of the following describes Douglas' pre-Copernican classification?
(a) Non-pure.
(b) Non-objective.
(c) Non-subjective.
(d) Non-polluting.

4. In Douglas' view, what does a lack of blessing create?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Separation.
(c) Anger.
(d) Unity.

5. What do the Dinka people do to perform a sacrifice in the reading?
(a) Hanging prisoners.
(b) Cutting victims.
(c) Performing a medical procedure.
(d) Killing animals.

6. According to Frazer, what did the primitive people fail to incorporate in religion?
(a) Churches.
(b) A deity.
(c) Love.
(d) Ethics.

7. What is medical materialism based on?
(a) Practical health routines.
(b) Sumerian beliefs.
(c) Philosophical beliefs.
(d) Sanitary conditions.

8. What do anomalies represent?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Purity.
(c) Differences.
(d) Interpretations.

9. For Douglas, what does winning require?
(a) Separation.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Rationale.
(d) Purity.

10. Which of the following is specifically a result of men-centered religions in Douglas' view?
(a) A love for linguistics.
(b) Higher social control.
(c) Equality.
(d) A break from technical development.

11. Which of the following did Malinowski study?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) Art.
(d) Music.

12. What do Greek studies of purity and impurity involve?
(a) Lack of pollution or purity.
(b) Classical dramatists.
(c) Jewish concepts.
(d) Theology.

13. What are the only types of ideas that Douglas believes should be adopted?
(a) Compatible.
(b) Polluted.
(c) Classified.
(d) Orderly.

14. Which of the following does Douglas describe as moving against nature?
(a) Flying.
(b) Hopping.
(c) Running.
(d) Crawling.

15. According to Douglas, who had contempt for primitive society through preconceived judgments?
(a) Robertson.
(b) Smith.
(c) Frazer.
(d) Durkheim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do ambiguities allow for?

3. Which of the following does not interfere with separation in Douglas' beliefs?

4. To maintain universal order, what does Douglas believe must occur?

5. Who separated magic from morals and religion?

(see the answer keys)

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