Thanatology Chapters 1 and 3 Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
A charnel house was a
Select one:
a.
public gathering place for grieving wives.
b. private tomb sealed to prevent escape of spirits.
c. private location for immediate family to pray.
d. gallery for bones entrusted to the church. - Answers D. Gallery for bones entrusted to the church
The establishment of death studies, in modern times, can be traced to explorations of death by
Select one:
a. Saunders.
b. Kubler-Ross.
c. Freud.
d. Becker. - Answers C. Freud
True or false
Kaddish, the Jewish mourner's prayer, is said in absolute privacy within seven days of the death -
Answers False
Humanity received its name from the Latin root word humare, which means to
Select one:
a. socialize.
b. bury
, c. think.
d. stand upright. - Answers B. Bury
What is the fallacy of making judgments about others in terms of one's own cultural assumptions and
ideas?
Select one:
a. Antiestablishment
b. Social mishaps
c. Denial
d. Ethnocentrism - Answers D. Ethnocentrism
What is an example of a homemade condolence?
Select one:
a. Cookies sent from the funeral home
b. Comfort quilts
c. Obituaries written by friends
d. Colored headstones - Answers B. Comfort quilts
Until the nineteenth century, the customary deathbed scene
Select one:
a. included family.
b. was solitary and quiet.
c. excluded children.
d. was raucous and noisy. - Answers A. Included family
A death mask was created
A charnel house was a
Select one:
a.
public gathering place for grieving wives.
b. private tomb sealed to prevent escape of spirits.
c. private location for immediate family to pray.
d. gallery for bones entrusted to the church. - Answers D. Gallery for bones entrusted to the church
The establishment of death studies, in modern times, can be traced to explorations of death by
Select one:
a. Saunders.
b. Kubler-Ross.
c. Freud.
d. Becker. - Answers C. Freud
True or false
Kaddish, the Jewish mourner's prayer, is said in absolute privacy within seven days of the death -
Answers False
Humanity received its name from the Latin root word humare, which means to
Select one:
a. socialize.
b. bury
, c. think.
d. stand upright. - Answers B. Bury
What is the fallacy of making judgments about others in terms of one's own cultural assumptions and
ideas?
Select one:
a. Antiestablishment
b. Social mishaps
c. Denial
d. Ethnocentrism - Answers D. Ethnocentrism
What is an example of a homemade condolence?
Select one:
a. Cookies sent from the funeral home
b. Comfort quilts
c. Obituaries written by friends
d. Colored headstones - Answers B. Comfort quilts
Until the nineteenth century, the customary deathbed scene
Select one:
a. included family.
b. was solitary and quiet.
c. excluded children.
d. was raucous and noisy. - Answers A. Included family
A death mask was created
