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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 do primitive cultures and Christianity have in common in Douglas' opinion?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Virility.
(d) Virginity.

2. According to Douglas, what did primitive cultures see as a creative power?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Water.
(d) Women.

3. What do the Dinka people try to control more than other cultures, according to Douglas?
(a) Birth.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Death.

4. Which of the following is not a duty the lowest caste would do?
(a) Leading church ceremonies.
(b) Washing clothes.
(c) Sweeping floors.
(d) Cutting hair.

5. What may the Nuer kill in defense for, according to Douglas?
(a) Their rights.
(b) Their homes.
(c) Their food.
(d) Their children.

Short Answer Questions

1. As excrements pass the boundary of the body, what do they present to the cultures Douglas describes?

2. How can adulterers become free from guilt, as described in Nuer society?

3. What do moral offenses truly depend on, according to Douglas?

4. What does the Oyo Yoruba tribe distinguish between?

5. What is considered the first stage of digestion in the caste structure described?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the social structure of the Walbiri.

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

3. Describe incest in Bushong culture and beliefs.

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

5. Describe the beliefs of the Maoris.

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

7. How does sexual purity relate to women who are low in caste?

8. How do escapism and realism relate to the dirt and primitive cultures that Douglas describes?

9. Describe the four types of pollutions that Douglas introduces.

10. Describe Lele culture and beliefs.

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