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

2. What do the Nuer determine their moral code through?
(a) Sumerian teachings.
(b) The Old Testament.
(c) Punishment laws.
(d) God's words.

3. What do success-based beliefs lack, according to the reading?
(a) Order.
(b) Hereditary powers.
(c) Structure.
(d) Purity.

4. Which of the following is a success-based belief that Douglas mentions?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Wicca.
(d) Baraka.

5. What did Vann Gennep associate danger with?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Transition.
(c) Menstrual blood.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of consequences does Douglas state cannot be reversed?

2. Who determines what pollution is and how it enters in the caste society Douglas describes?

3. For the Maoris, what does menstrual blood represent?

4. Which of these is not a pollution that Douglas distinguishes?

5. What do external boundaries involve, according to Douglas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a moral situation? Can we define a moral? Why or why not?

2. Describe Mae Enga culture and beliefs.

3. Why does Douglas say that social consequences cannot be reversed?

4. Describe the Nuer beliefs and actions.

5. How do internal and external boundaries, described by Douglas, relate to the human body?

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

7. Describe Walbiri culture and beliefs.

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

9. Describe incest in Bushong culture and beliefs.

10. Describe the Coorgs' caste system.

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