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

2. Where are the Walbiri from?
(a) America.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Australia.
(d) Britain.

3. What does the Oyo Yoruba tribe distinguish between?
(a) Hands and feet.
(b) Dirt and cleanliness.
(c) Left and right eye.
(d) Left and right hand.

4. How do the Lele distinguish between pollution and purity?
(a) Using fire in sacrifices.
(b) Washing hands before preparing food.
(c) Using certain hands for certain actions.
(d) Classifying animals.

5. In South India, what is part of the entry to the caste?
(a) Purity of children.
(b) Purity of elders.
(c) Purity of men.
(d) Purity of women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of barrier crossing is treated as pollution as described by Douglas?

2. When is dirt not dangerous, according to Douglas?

3. What pollution does the Bushong king practice as a part of sacrifice?

4. What type of rules fail to deter authority in the Bemba culture?

5. Which of the following do the Mae Enga men fear?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is food preparation related to pollution?

2. How is infidelity handled in a Nuer society?

3. How do Vann Gennep's conclusions relate to the Maoris people?

4. Describe the Coorgs' caste system.

5. How does Douglas state that danger can be controlled?

6. Describe Lele culture and beliefs.

7. How is dirt related to madness in the cultures described in the reading?

8. What are the disadvantages to disorder that Douglas poses?

9. Describe Walbiri culture and beliefs.

10. Compare and contrast the Nuers and Bedouins on political structure.

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