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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Douglas states that if progress is considered to be differentiation, primitive culture is more what?

2. Which of the following is not a social control that Douglas lists?

3. What example of a people is given to demonstration insulation from wrong practices, according to Douglas?

4. Which of the following are a part of primitive views, according to Douglas?

5. Which item does Douglas require for success?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Douglas believe that one can one maintain holiness?

2. What is the anti-ritual prejudice that Douglas describes?

3. What does Douglas believe you need to understand to study purity?

4. Why is sequentiality vital to the rituals that Douglas describes?

5. What were Robertson's beliefs?

6. What was Smith's perception of magic?

7. What is isolation's role in health concerns?

8. What do rituals embrace as described in the reading?

9. Describe the rationale for the classification of animals.

10. What were Frazer's beliefs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the rationale behind classifying animals. If you were to classify animals, would your method be comparable? Why or why not? Why do you think the animals are categorized this way?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the four types of pollutions that Douglas introduces. Give one example of each in primitive culture and in modern culture. How do these cultures overcome pollutions?

Essay Topic 3

According to the reading, how is harmony assured in society both externally and internally? What does collaboration have to do with internal lines? What does sexual collaboration have to do with harmony? Give examples of harmony's role in society in both primitive and modern cultures.

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