Thanatology Chapters 1 and 3

In traditional Hindu households, death is ________ Select one: a. a communal affair. Correct b. acknowledged and the females prepare all bodies for burial. c. sacred and the dead are cremated after a weeklong funeral ritual. d. not discussed openly and last rites are not generally given.

A. A communal affair

According to historian Philippe Ariès, during the period of "tamed death," death was viewed as Select one: a. an ordinary human experience. b. an experience to be excluded from social life. c. important to occur quietly in a hospital setting. d. something to be hidden from view.

A. An ordinary human experience

In Japanese homes, an altar for honoring deceased relatives and ancestors is called a Select one: a. butsudan. b. kaimyo. c. sosen. d. haka.

A. Butsudan

The rural cemetery movement began in the United States Select one: a. in the 1830s. b. during the Spanish American War. c. in the early 1900s. d. during the Civil War.

A. In the 1830's

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.

A. Included family

Which of the following is NOT an example of the dimension of sociological thanatology? Select one: a. Pain and symptom control b. Response to disaster c. Socialization of children d. Disposal of the dead

A. Pain and Symptom control

In literature, the meaning of death is often explored as it relates to the individual as well as Select one: a. society. b. the sixth sense. c. technology. d. the author.

A. Society

Which was a turning point in the "medicalization" of death and dying? Select one: a. WWI b. The speculum mortis c. The Challenger disaster d. WWII

A. WWI

True or false In the early Middles Ages, it was a disadvantage to be buried near the grave of a martyr because it was considered shameful.

False

True or false Kaddish, the Jewish mourner's prayer, is said in absolute privacy within seven days of the death

False

True or false Mourning rituals are intended not to help cope with one's own mortality, but rather to cope with the deaths of others.

False

True or false Obituaries are used only in American and European societies.

False

According to Kastenbaum, what is defined as "the study of life with death left in"? Select one: a. Anthropology b. Thanatology c. Death anxiety d. Clinical ethics

B. Thanatology

Media experts say that the "reality violence" on TV news began with coverage of the Select one: a. Los Angeles riots. b. Vietnam War. c. Kennedy assassination. d. explosion of the space shuttle.

B. Vietnam war

What is the largest ongoing community arts project in America? Select one: a. The Faith, Hope, Love Project b. The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall c. The AIDS Memorial Quilt d. Operation Gold Star Flag

C. AIDS memorial quilt

Themes of loss and death are heard in Select one: a. American blues music. b. classical music. c. all answers as stated are correct d. laments.

C. All answers as stated are correct

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.

C. Freud

Even when curative treatments have ended, the effort to control circumstances around death and dying so that it comes out "right" is termed Select one: a. plastinated care. b. death anxiety. c. managed death. d. terror management.

C. Managed death

Thanatos, from Greek mythology, is generally understood as a response to the Select one: a. invention of life and death. b. reincarnation of deities. c. personification of death. d. God of the afterlife.

C. Personification of death

Which of the following BEST describes the phrase "medical technology that seems to one person a godsend, extending life, may seem to another a curse"? Select one: a. People do not know how to manipulate machinery. b. People do not believe in the technology. c. The effect of new technology involves personal and social consequences and trade-offs. d. The effect of new technology helps define death.

C. The effect of new technology involves personal and social consequences and trade offs

True or false The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is an example of contemporary mourning art.

True

True or false Islam calls for the burial of the deceased as soon as possible.

True

True or false The Lakota battle cry "It is a good day to die" expresses the belief that one lives with purpose, grateful for life's blessings, with awareness it could all end abruptly.

True

True or false The disruption of survivors' lives, their ensuing grief and coping is generally given little attention in the media.

True

Which of the following are considered dimensions of thanatology? 1. Psychological 2. Anthropological 3. Political 4. Rational Select one: a. 2, 3, and 4 b. 1, 2, and 3 c. 1, 3, and 4 d. 1, 2, and 4

B. 1, 2 and 3

Approximately how much has the average life expectancy in the United States increased since 1900? Select one: a. 15 years b. 30 years c. 5 years d. 45 years

B. 30 years

When did burials begin to take place in cemeteries not associated with churches? Select one: a. About the twelfth century b. About the time of the Renaissance c. After the Civil War d. After the Great Plague

B. About the time of the Renaissance

Día de los Muertos is Select one: a. an all-day celebration honoring fallen soldiers. b. an occasion for remembering the dead. c. a solemn community ritual. d. an event celebrated on January 1.

B. An occasion doe remembering the dead

Humanity received its name from the Latin root word humare, which means to Select one: a. socialize. b. bury c. think. d. stand upright.

B. Bury

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

B. Comfort quilts

The largest area of empirical research in thanatology is concerned with the measurement of attitudes toward death and dying and more particularly Select one: a. hospice care. b. death anxiety. c. the afterlife. d. suicide prevention and intervention.

B. Death anxiety

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? Select one: a. Elder reverence b. Community continuance c. Spirit worship d. Ancestor worship

D. Ancestor Worship

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

D. Ethnocentrism

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.

D. Gallery for bones entrusted to the church

What are the two leading causes of death in the United States? Select one: a. Alcoholism and stroke b. Suicide and Alzheimer's disease c. Accidents and cancer d. Heart disease and cancer

D. Heart disease and cancer

In 1963, the University of Minnesota Select one: a. was the site of an on-campus shooting covered by TV reporters for the first time. b. published articles about President Kennedy's assassination in the college newspaper. c. held the first-ever candlelight vigil for a slain professor. d. held the first formal course in death education.

D. Held the first formal course in death education

Which of the following factors does NOT affect our familiarity with death? Select one: a. Geographic mobility b. Medical technology c. Life expectancy d. Political decision making

D. Political decision making

Human concern for the dead Select one: a. is a social and funeral industry phenomenon. b. began during the Lower Paleolithic period. c. was first recognized by Luba of Africa. d. predates written history.

D. Predates written history

A death mask was created Select one: a. as a prop in the Danse Macabre. b. as a teaching tool for early morticians. c. to distance grievers from the message of death. d. to provide a memento for bereaved survivors.

D. To provide a memento for bereaved survivors

Suse Lowenstein's work Dark Elegy functions as a reminder that Select one: a. black is the color lining a casket. b. life is fragile and survivors have to live with the loss. c. classical and Christian symbols of death can be combined. d. death is a dark figure.

b. life is fragile and survivors have to live with the loss.