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Coffined burial during the middle ages was: - CORRECT ANSWER-was reserved for
the wealthy and important
Who embalmed the body of the wife of Martin Van Butchell? - CORRECT ANSWER-
John Hunter
The Greek stelae, are also called a ___ tomb - CORRECT ANSWER-Shaft
anthropmorphic or anthropodal refers to the shape of some early Egyptian coffins. They
were in the shape of a ____ - CORRECT ANSWER-Man
What group believed in their afterlife as the "elysian fields" - CORRECT ANSWER-
Greeks
The Romans believed that the "soul was the vital principle" of every human being. This
contributed to their ____ view of death. - CORRECT ANSWER-Animistic
Who in the course of their studies, dissected over 50 cadavers and made over 750
illustrations? - CORRECT ANSWER-Leonardo da vinci
In which embalming method were the organs removed and placed in jars - CORRECT
ANSWER-Most expensive
Greek- Trapazze were the - CORRECT ANSWER-square-cut tombs
What group or culture believed that their wealthy should have animals, servants, and
food for their afterlife? - CORRECT ANSWER-Egyptians
In order to have someone to provide for him in his afterlife, it was important for a
Hebrew to have a/an - CORRECT ANSWER-Son
In the late 17th century and early 18th century England, if undertakers made a sideline
of furnishing upholstery, then area drapers: - CORRECT ANSWER-Began to furnish
funerary goods
D'Argellata (a professor of anatomny) was the first to mention the use of ____to retard
decomposition in cadavers - CORRECT ANSWER-low temperatures
"Reducers" was another term for___ - CORRECT ANSWER-Bloodletting
, What type of disposition did the early Germans and Scandinavians favor for their dead?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Cremation
These were established during the middle ages to help defray the enormous expense
involved in funeral services: Participants paid a "quarterage" or a premium - CORRECT
ANSWER-Burial clubs
The early Christians were forced to go underground and perform their worship in tombs.
What were these underground tombs called? - CORRECT ANSWER-Catacombs
Naidia were the___Greek structures for burial - CORRECT ANSWER-Temple-like
This person could be given some money, bread, and a bowl of beer to assume the sins
of their deceased - CORRECT ANSWER-sin eater
During the Middle ages, linen was becoming rare and laws were created to limit its use
as a burial material. This was mainly because linen was needed for - CORRECT
ANSWER-paper
What was the last name of the person that researched how the English were born, lived
and dies? His research let to some social reform and change. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Chadwick
The vogue of black was given a powerful boost in 1498, when black was substituted for
white by ___, the widow of Charles VII of France. - CORRECT ANSWER-Anne
Who was in complete charge in the Egyptian embalming chamber? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Kher-Heb
Which Egyptian embalming method consisted of puring the intestines and soaking the
body for a period of seventy days? - CORRECT ANSWER-Least-expensive
Although embalming was rare in biblical times, which of these persons was embalmed -
CORRECT ANSWER-Joseph
How popular were sermons during New England funeral services? - CORRECT
ANSWER-very unpopular at the funeral
Which of these funerary gifts were not common during early New England funeral
services? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fountain Pens
Who actually carried the coffin in early New England funeral services? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Underbearers