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The notion that life continues after death |
| | A) | originated in early Greece. |
| | B) | is one of the oldest human concepts. |
| | C) | is a relatively recent idea. |
| | D) | originated in Egypt. |
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What has been characterized as the "most persistent image of afterlife in the history of religion"? |
| | A) | Resignation |
| | B) | Eternal light |
| | C) | Judgment |
| | D) | Rebirth |
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The ancient Hebrews praised righteous conduct because |
| | A) | it guarantees peace in the afterlife. |
| | B) | it leads to harmony in the present life. |
| | C) | they feared eternal damnation. |
| | D) | they feared the physical pain of dying. |
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The ancient Greeks stressed the survival of the |
| | A) | ruling class and elite. |
| | B) | educated and fit. |
| | C) | polis and community. |
| | D) | soul and eternity. |
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In, The Apology, Socrates describes death as |
| | A) | eternal bliss. |
| | B) | dreamless sleep. |
| | C) | either eternal bliss or dreamless sleep. |
| | D) | neither eternal bliss nor dreamless state. |
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Who emphasized the dualism of the body and soul? |
| | A) | Socrates |
| | B) | Plato |
| | C) | Ramsey |
| | D) | Pythagoras |
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Historically, in Christian beliefs, the intermediate state where an opportunity for purification is offered to eliminate any remaining obstacles to full enjoyment of eternal union with God is called |
| | A) | hades. |
| | B) | polis. |
| | C) | koan. |
| | D) | purgatory. |
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In the writings of Dante and Thomas Aquinas, earlier concepts of death are subordinated to an emphasis on |
| | A) | dualism. |
| | B) | immortality of the soul. |
| | C) | eternal union with polis. |
| | D) | unity. |
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Islamic teachings about death include the idea that |
| | A) | God determines a person's lifespan. |
| | B) | God has no power over an individual's fate. |
| | C) | hell does not exist. |
| | D) | hellish states are only temporary. |
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In China, what addressed the inner world of spiritual exploration and transformation? |
| | A) | Confucianism |
| | B) | Chuang Tzuism |
| | C) | Daoism |
| | D) | I Chingism |
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Samsara refers to a |
| | A) | process of passing through a series of incarnational experiences. |
| | B) | hidden self. |
| | C) | holiday observing the death of Krishna. |
| | D) | belief that each person will answer for his or her deeds. |
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The Buddhist term nirvana is best defined as |
| | A) | a transitional state. |
| | B) | causality. |
| | C) | the period after death. |
| | D) | extinction. |
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Pictures of ultimate states and doctrines of last things are referred to as |
| | A) | symbolic immortalities. |
| | B) | eschatologies. |
| | C) | religiosities. |
| | D) | cosmologies. |
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Approximately what percentage of people in the United States say they believe in life after death? |
| | A) | 60 percent |
| | B) | 70 percent |
| | C) | 80 percent |
| | D) | 90 percent |
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All of the following are characteristics of near-death experiences EXCEPT |
| | A) | an enhanced ability to cope with difficulties in life. |
| | B) | a greater appreciation of life. |
| | C) | feeling a dramatic reduction in death anxiety. |
| | D) | a weakened self-confidence. |
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Panoramic memory usually involves |
| | A) | reviewing all of the bad things a person has done. |
| | B) | visions of the person's future and reactions of friends and relatives at his or her funeral. |
| | C) | visions and review of the person's whole life or selected highlights of it. |
| | D) | reviewing all of the good things a person has done. |
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Psychoanalytic pioneer Oskar Pfister attributed the near-death experiences of skiers and climbers to |
| | A) | psychological defense mechanisms. |
| | B) | the Oedipal complex. |
| | C) | separation anxiety experienced in childhood. |
| | D) | beliefs in religion and eternal bliss. |
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According to Russell Noyes and Roy Kletti, what are the three stages in the typical near-death experience? |
| | A) | Resistance, fear, acceptance |
| | B) | Resistance, life review, transcendence |
| | C) | Imminence ego-identity, self-identity |
| | D) | Panoramic memory, detachment, nirvana |
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In the 1960s, Eric Kast pioneered the therapeutic use of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) with the goal of |
| | A) | studying the deterioration in brain function of dying patients. |
| | B) | easing the physical and mental pain experienced by dying patients. |
| | C) | comforting grieving patients who had suffered the loss of a loved one. |
| | D) | increasing knowledge about near-death experiences. |
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In terms of the "wall/door" metaphor discussed in the text, Hindus would most likely view death as |
| | A) | a wall. |
| | B) | a door. |
| | C) | both a wall and a door. |
| | D) | neither a wall nor a door. |
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