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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Douglas claim miracle and magic are expected to bring?
(a) Health.
(b) Intervention.
(c) Innovation.
(d) Healing.
2. In which type of world view does Douglas believe the world is seen as subjective and personal?
(a) Polluted.
(b) Modern.
(c) Primitive.
(d) Pure.
3. For Douglas, what does winning require?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Rationale.
(c) Purity.
(d) Separation.
4. What does Douglas believe can only be effective if it attracts faith?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Blessings.
(c) Family.
(d) Money.
5. Who separated magic from morals and religion?
(a) Robertson and Durkheim.
(b) Durkheim.
(c) Smith and Frazer.
(d) Douglas and Frazer.
Short Answer Questions
1. What example of a people is given to demonstration insulation from wrong practices, according to Douglas?
2. How do people with wills and intelligence respond, according to Douglas?
3. In Douglas' view, what does a lack of blessing create?
4. Douglas believes that primitive cultures experience less of which of the following?
5. What does Douglas describe as morality's intent to ensure?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the differences between primitive cultures and modern cultures in regard to the rules Douglas states?
2. Describe the role of compatibility for the Israelites.
3. What is the role of men-centered religions on a culture as described by Douglas?
4. What were Durkheim's beliefs?
5. How does Douglas describe the ways in which purity can be achieved?
6. How does Douglas describe fortune as it is related to cosmic alliances in different cultures?
7. How does the Old Testament relate to purity, in Douglas' opinion?
8. What does morality ensure, according to Douglas?
9. Describe medical materialism as it is described in Purity and Danger.
10. Describe economic reality in relation to primitive and modern cultures, according to Douglas.
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