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1
Which of the following is not an item that Neanderthals were buried with to assist them with the passage from the land of the living to the land of the dead?
A)blankets
B)ornamental shells
C)stone implements
D)food
2
What did the Neanderthal corpse stained with red ochre and placed in the fetal position suggest in burial?
A)humanistic approach
B)revitalization and rebirth
C)artistic interpretation
D)transition and growth
3
Fijian mythology usually has death centered upon __________ when humans are decreed to suffer death.
A)soulful inadequacy
B)spiritual loss
C)human transgression
D)sexual desires
4
In the epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh went on a journey to find what?
A)A proper burial site.
B)The secret to immortality.
C)His friend Enkidu.
D)Youth.
5
What type of orientation do traditional societies typically embrace when seeking the cause of death?
A)ecological
B)biological
C)accidental
D)individual
6
What focus do traditional societies tend to have in regards to the deceased?
A)anger
B)deep respect for the soul
C)insurmountable feelings of loss
D)reincarnation beliefs
7
In traditional societies, a shaman's duty is to
A)act as an intermediate between the living and the dead.
B)lead the family in mourning.
C)write poetic songs about the deceased.
D)publicly profess their love for the deceased.
8
Referring to a deceased individual as "that one" is an example of what?
A)ignorance
B)name avoidance
C)necromancy
D)individual attention
9
What public tradition signified that someone had passed away?
A)town crier
B)monthly church services
C)Parade of Souls
D)ringing of the bell
10
In 1861, Queen Victoria set the trend for elaborate funeral etiquette when Prince Albert passed away. What ideal did she represent?
A)romantic death
B)beautiful death
C)everlasting love
D)morbid confusion
11
During the Middle Ages, which was a customary practice surrounding a person's dying?
A)Lying down with the deceased's head facing East toward Jerusalem.
B)A dying person turning away from the earthly realm and toward the divine.
C)Family and friends being present.
D)All of the above.
12
What phrase best defines how death became the mirror in which a dying person could discover his or her destiny by taking a moral balance sheet of his or her life?
A)speculum mortis
B)memento mori
C)muerto nuevo
D)secular plan
13
What is a charnel house?
A)a type of mortuary
B)a brothel
C)a structure containing the bones and skulls of Christians
D)a hospice founded in the nineteenth century
14
In the twelfth century, finding a grave that is marked "Here Lies Samuel Smith" is an example of what?
A)revolution
B)heroism
C)memorialization
D)individualism
15
What does the theme danse macabre mean?
A)Black Death
B)Dance of Death
C)Dance of Happiness
D)Artistic Death
16
The Dance of Death involved which of the following?
A)flags and banners
B)butterflies and dragonflies
C)elaborate poems
D)corpses and cadavers
17
The Lakota battle cry "It's a good day to die," signified which of the following?
A)That Native Americans had won their battle.
B)That Native Americans saw death as a natural event.
C)That the Lakota tribe viewed death as an unexpected event.
D)That all hope for the Lakota tribe to win the battle was lost.
18
What is the main difference in the view of death by the Cocopa as compared with the Hopi tribe?
A)The Cocopa tend to embrace death whereas the Hopi tend to want it quickly forgotten.
B)The Cocopa tend to promote negative thoughts about the deceased and the Hopi shunned negative thoughts about the deceased.
C)The Hopi tend to enjoy their ancestors and the Cocopa deny their ancestors.
D)The Hopi tend to embrace death whereas the Cocopa tend to want it quickly forgotten.
19
Which tribe had funeral ceremonies lasting up to several years, utilized the rainy season and had four distinct, successive phases?
A)LoDagaa
B)Navajo
C)Hopi
D)Iksa
20
In Celtic traditions, what is the term for the breach in time when contact between the living and the dead was especially possible?
A)Valhalla
B)Samhain
C)Valkyries
D)Druids





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