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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. What do the Nuer determine their moral code through?
2. What did Vann Gennep associate danger with?
3. What does Douglas state determines whether menstrual blood is dangerous?
4. Rejecting or affirming dirt has little to do with which of the following described by Douglas?
5. What do the Lele regard as the cause of early death and source of all evil?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Walbiri culture and beliefs.
2. Describe Lele culture and beliefs.
3. Describe the Coorgs' caste system.
4. How does Douglas state that danger can be controlled?
5. How is food preparation related to pollution?
6. How do Vann Gennep's conclusions relate to the Maoris people?
7. What is a moral situation? Can we define a moral? Why or why not?
8. How is dirt related to madness in the cultures described in the reading?
9. What are the disadvantages to disorder that Douglas poses?
10. Describe incest in Bushong culture and beliefs.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What are the consequences that Douglas associates with not having a specific government administration? How do social and moral situations involve contradictions? What do shifting loyalties have to do with political structure? What does allegiance have to do with marriage in a political structure?
Essay Topic 3
What is the difference between holiness and blessing as Douglas defines them? How are both related to these concepts: morality, purity, pollution, classification, organization, separation?
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