Deck 31: Applying Theory: Meals in the Bible, Mary Douglas

Question 1

For Mary Douglas, ________________________________.

A) Sunday lunch is more important than a weekday lunch
B) drinks are more important than a weekday lunch
C) birthday dinners are more important than Christmas
D) holiday dinners are inclusive events

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to Mosaic dietary laws, abominable creatures ______________________________.

A) are fit for the table but not for the altar
B) include all birds
C) cannot be touched or eaten
D) are characterized by their sliminess alone

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The agreement between God and the Israelites in Genesis is called the ________________________.

A) Ten Commandments
B) Compact
C) Contract
D) Covenant

Answer 3

D

Question 4

For Douglas, meals rank higher socially than drinks because ______________________________________.

A) eating is more important than drinking
B) drinks are easier to prepare and serve
C) food served with drinks is not substantial
D) meals require utensils that enter the mouth

Question 5

Which one of the following statements is true?

A) All creatures fit for the altar are fit for the table.
B) All water creatures are fit for the altar.
C) All quadrupeds are fit for the table.
D) Anomalous creatures are fit for the table but not for the altar.

Question 6

According to Douglas, valuing perfect physical specimens corresponds to the "perfectly bounded temple, altar and sanctuary." On a higher level, this corresponds to _________________________________________.

A) support of great athletes
B) the special status of Levites
C) encouraging people to eat a healthy diet
D) the territorial boundaries of the Promised Land

Question 7

For Douglas, boundaries are positive because, although they divide and limit, they _______________________.

A) can be restructured if we really want to
B) they provide an area within which rules apply and order can be established
C) keep out what is not wanted
D) provide a challenge for those who want change

Question 8

For Douglas, the more important the occasion is, the more ____________________ (inclusive or exclusive) is the social group.

Question 9

An example of a ritual in American culture is __________________________.

Question 10

The Mosaic dietary laws are found in the Bible in the book of __________________.

Question 11

_________________________ bases his study of myth on the study of language, or linguistics.

Question 12

Douglas calls the relationship of individual servings of food ____________________ (syntagmatic or paradigmatic).

Question 13

Douglas calls the relationship of foods that might fit into one serving _____________ (syntagmatic or paradigmatic).

Question 14

For Douglas, creatures that are not fit for table or altar are called ________________.

Question 15

The elevated status of the _________________________, representing the firstborn of all Israel, is reflected in the special status of the sacrifice of firstlings from the Israelites' flocks and herds.

Question 16

Douglas notes a continuation of the analogy between the temple and the living body in the _____________________________, described in three of the four gospels of the New Testament.

Question 17

The rules of the temple that exclude humans considered unclean correspond to the dietary laws that exclude _______________________________.