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Arguably, for both individuals and societies, the attitude toward death involves |
| | A) | acceptance and denial. |
| | B) | acceptance. |
| | C) | controlling it through medical technology. |
| | D) | denial. |
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Which of the following nineteenth century funeral rituals brought the family together during the funeral process? |
| | A) | keeping a vigil |
| | B) | burying the deceased |
| | C) | ringing of the death bell |
| | D) | going to the slumber room at the mortuary |
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Of present-day funeral rituals, which of the following is most prevalent? |
| | A) | building a coffin |
| | B) | going to the mortuary |
| | C) | watching the cemetery crew complete the burial |
| | D) | holding a funeral or memorial service for the deceased |
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How do present-day funeral rituals differ from those of the nineteenth century? |
| | A) | the deceased's family and friends are spectators rather than participants |
| | B) | personal friends play more of a role in the funeral than hired professionals |
| | C) | the deceased's family and friends are participants rather than spectators |
| | D) | people spend less money today on funerals than in the past |
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Which of the following about epidemiologic transition is true? |
| | A) | In the early twentieth century infectious diseases were a leading cause of death. |
| | B) | Today chronic illness usually causes death. |
| | C) | Today, people have a reduced risk of dying from sudden illness and tend to die more often from degenerative diseases. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which if the following is a factor in lessening familiarity with death in American culture? |
| | A) | the increased death rate and lower life expectancy |
| | B) | geographic mobility |
| | C) | majority of deaths coming suddenly |
| | D) | the hospice movement |
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Which of the following is an example of how euphemisms can keep death at arm's length by masking its reality? |
| | A) | They suggest a well-choreographed production in caring for the dead |
| | B) | They devalue and depersonalize death |
| | C) | They replace accurate descriptions of the horror of death in war |
| | D) | All of these are examples of how euphemisms can distance individuals from death. |
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Which of the following is an example of a euphemism for death? |
| | A) | being wasted |
| | B) | hanging by a thread |
| | C) | in the nick of time |
| | D) | slick me some skin |
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What role does humor play in dealing with death? |
| | A) | Humor promotes additional anxiety |
| | B) | Humor is not a tool to use when dealing with death. |
| | C) | Humor raises our consciousness about a taboo subject and gives us a way to talk about it. |
| | D) | Humor is not a good leveler. |
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Which of the following is the best definition of a death notice? |
| | A) | a media announcement to inform the general public of an important individual's death |
| | B) | brief, standardized statements, usually printed in small type and listed alphabetically in a column of vital statistics |
| | C) | a lengthy and detailed newspaper announcement of a person's death |
| | D) | a personalized letter to all family members announcing the deceased's accomplishments |
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In a typical week of program listings in the "TV Guide," what amount reflects the number of programs where death or dying is the theme? |
| | A) | Death is rarely a theme in television programming. |
| | B) | 25% |
| | C) | 30% |
| | D) | 50% |
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Which is an example of reversibility in death? |
| | A) | a cancer victim receiving chemotherapy and beating cancer |
| | B) | Daffy Duck pressed thin by a steam roller and popping to life a moment later |
| | C) | an elderly man who passes away from natural causes |
| | D) | a driver narrowly avoiding a fatal accident |
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Which of the following is a result of first-hand experiences of death and violence decreasing while representations of death and violence in the media are increasingly sensationalized? |
| | A) | "mean world" syndrome |
| | B) | increased sensitivity to both real violence and its victims |
| | C) | belief that dying is something we do, rather than something that happens to us |
| | D) | "discourse of fear" in the media is decreased |
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What is a musical form associated with processions and burials? |
| | A) | eulogy |
| | B) | Dirge |
| | C) | sonnet |
| | D) | lament |
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Which of the following is an example of holocaust literature? |
| | A) | Nausea, by Jean-Paul Sarte |
| | B) | Night, by Elie Wiesel |
| | C) | The Plague, by Albert Camus |
| | D) | A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest J. Gaines |
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Which of the following best describes the Names Quilt? |
| | A) | a national fundraising project for AIDS |
| | B) | an artistic response to AIDS |
| | C) | a musical production about the lives lost to AIDS |
| | D) | a quilt dedicated to the lives lost in the Vietnam War |
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Who wrote The Meaning of Death? |
| | A) | Elisabeth Kübler-Ross |
| | B) | Herman Feifel |
| | C) | Robert Fulton |
| | D) | Sigmund Freud |
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What word in Japanese means explosion-affected? |
| | A) | kimono |
| | B) | kung hei fat choy |
| | C) | hibakusha |
| | D) | shanghai lai |
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Why is death education important? |
| | A) | to learn not to suppress feelings |
| | B) | to describe the many ways human beings encounter and deal with death |
| | C) | to teach love, care, and compassion |
| | D) | all of the above |
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What is a trend that reflects a changing attitude toward death? |
| | A) | including children in funeral rituals |
| | B) | elaborate funeral rituals |
| | C) | requiring that all family is present to view the body |
| | D) | swift and inexpensive disposition of the body |
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