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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 group does Douglas describe as being closest to the Protestants?
(a) Yurok.
(b) Lele.
(c) Orthodox Brahmins.
(d) Walbiri.

2. What can be changed through the margins Douglas describes?
(a) Shapes.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Conflicts.
(d) Pollution.

3. In Lele culture, what is killed to challenge the notion of ambiguity?
(a) Flying squirrel.
(b) Pangolin.
(c) Octopus.
(d) Bird.

4. Rejecting or affirming dirt has little to do with which of the following described by Douglas?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Relativisism.
(c) Escapism.
(d) Crossing boundaries.

5. Which of the following do cultures not involve, according to the reading?
(a) Cosmology.
(b) Rituals.
(c) Norms.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Oyo Yoruba tribe distinguish between?

2. What do primitive cultures and Christianity have in common in Douglas' opinion?

3. If a husband's life is threatened, who is to blame in Nuer beliefs?

4. What do boundaries represent to Douglas?

5. What do the Nuer determine their moral code through?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is dirt regarded as being a powerful part of a ritual, according to Douglas?

2. Are the arguments that Douglas poses in regards to primitive cultures being thought of as primitive and neurotic valid? Why or why not?

3. Describe the structure of the Lugbara.

4. Describe the structure of witchcraft that Douglas explains.

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

6. How is food preparation related to pollution?

7. Describe Mae Enga culture and beliefs.

8. Describe the beliefs of the Maoris.

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

10. Describe the Coorgs' caste system.

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