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What can be defined as "all that in human society which is socially rather than biologically transmitted"? |
| | A) | Social structure |
| | B) | Symbolic interactionism |
| | C) | Institutional systems |
| | D) | Culture |
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Humanity received its name from the Latin root word humare, which means to |
| | A) | stand upright. |
| | B) | bury. |
| | C) | think. |
| | D) | socialize. |
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In many traditional societies communication with the dead is facilitated by a |
| | A) | medicine man. |
| | B) | soothsayer. |
| | C) | shaman. |
| | D) | necroman. |
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Which was a turning point in the "medicalization" of death and dying? |
| | A) | The Challenger disaster |
| | B) | WWI |
| | C) | WWII |
| | D) | The speculum mortis |
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What phrase best defines how death is a mirror in which a dying person could discover his/her destiny by taking a moral balance sheet of his/her life? |
| | A) | Memento mori |
| | B) | Speculum mortis |
| | C) | Muerto nuevo |
| | D) | Secular plan |
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A charnel house was a |
| | A) | public gathering place for grieving wives. |
| | B) | private location for immediate family to pray. |
| | C) | private tomb sealed to prevent escape of spirits. |
| | D) | gallery for bones entrusted to the church. |
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Around the twelfth century, simple grave markers began to appear as did elaborate effigies. This was as part of increasing emphasis on |
| | A) | humanitarianism. |
| | B) | secularism. |
| | C) | individualism. |
| | D) | spiritualism. |
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The danse macabre was originally a reaction to fear of death caused by an epidemic of |
| | A) | tuberculosis. |
| | B) | cholera. |
| | C) | plague. |
| | D) | leprosy. |
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One aspect of an "invisible death" is that death is |
| | A) | less part of common experience. |
| | B) | more devoted to elaborate mourning customs. |
| | C) | managed in ways inappropriate for common culture. |
| | D) | dominated by efforts to control the timing of death. |
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In general, Native Americans view death as |
| | A) | a normal part of the life cycle. |
| | B) | the first step to the Island of the Dead. |
| | C) | something that terminates one's existence. |
| | D) | a time to say a final goodbye, as the dead are powerless. |
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Death songs of Native Americans are |
| | A) | used in rituals to worship ancestors. |
| | B) | sung in an effort to bargain with the gods in order to avoid death. |
| | C) | a summary of a person's life. |
| | D) | a transitional tool used to integrate the dead into the community in their new role. |
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What term is best used to describe African customs such as prayer, sacrifice or libation, and other acts of respect shown to deceased members of the community? |
| | A) | Spirit worship |
| | B) | Elder reverence |
| | C) | Community continuance |
| | D) | Ancestor worship |
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All of the following are aspects of LoDagaa funeral customs EXCEPT |
| | A) | funeral ceremonies can last six months to several years. |
| | B) | there are five distinct, successive phases. |
| | C) | one purpose of the ceremonies is to separate the dead from the bereaved family and from the community. |
| | D) | the rainy season plays a role. |
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Día de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, blends Catholic, Spanish, and Indian rituals. This celebration exemplifies an attitude toward death that |
| | A) | perceives death as the final chapter of a person's existence. |
| | B) | perceives death as an incomprehensible phenomenon. |
| | C) | views death in an open, humorous, ironic manner. |
| | D) | views death as the ultimate test. |
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As part of Dia de los Muertos, families go to the panteon to__________ |
| | A) | grieve in private. |
| | B) | cleanse themselves to prepare for a welcoming ritual. |
| | C) | prepare for the return of their dead. |
| | D) | pray to the Virgin de Guadelupe. |
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The ofrenda, found in Mexican culture, can be likened to the |
| | A) | Vietnamese thiêng. |
| | B) | Japanese butsudan. |
| | C) | Chinese fêng-shui. |
| | D) | Hawaiian 'aina. |
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Chinese mourning garments have a symbolic purpose similar to |
| | A) | Ohlone funeral pyre beads. |
| | B) | Geisha face painting. |
| | C) | Hopi mourning booties. |
| | D) | LoDagaa mourning restraints. |
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In Japanese ancestral rites, where are the ashes of family members interred? |
| | A) | Ch'ing ming |
| | B) | In the ocean |
| | C) | In a spirit tablet |
| | D) | In the haka |
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In Celtic societies, the intermediary between the world of humankind and the domain of the supernatural was a |
| | A) | Valhalla. |
| | B) | haka. |
| | C) | druid. |
| | D) | Valkyrie. |
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In funerals within the Hawaiian culture, children were traditionally |
| | A) | absent. |
| | B) | present but forbidden to speak. |
| | C) | an important part of the family gathering. |
| | D) | allowed to observe but kept away from the funeral procession. |
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