Question 1

The Chinese Yin/Yang symbol

Accepted Answer

A)  suggests that life and death are not simply opposites 
B)  is an image portraying the notion that wherever there is life there is also death 
C)  symbolically opposes the notion that life and death are direct contraries to each other 
D)  suggests that death never completely overcomes life 
E)  all of these 
A)  suggests that life and death are not simply opposites 
B)  is an image portraying the notion that wherever there is life there is also death 
C)  symbolically opposes the notion that life and death are direct contraries to each other 
D)  suggests that death never completely overcomes life 
E)  all of these E

Question 2

The Hebrew word nepesh (soul")

Accepted Answer

A)  means that the soul is necessarily tied up with a body 
B)  is linked to the idea of a numinous substance in humans who survives death 
C)  is a term for an entity that goes to heaven after death 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  means that the soul is necessarily tied up with a body 
B)  is linked to the idea of a numinous substance in humans who survives death 
C)  is a term for an entity that goes to heaven after death 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these A

Question 3

Near-death experiences

Accepted Answer

A)  sometimes occur when one is near death 
B)  clearly demonstrate what the afterlife is like 
C)  are experiences which one has while one is dead 
D)  are not like other experiences people have, for instance, while they are without oxygen 
E)  show no similarities among people of different cultures 
A)  sometimes occur when one is near death 
B)  clearly demonstrate what the afterlife is like 
C)  are experiences which one has while one is dead 
D)  are not like other experiences people have, for instance, while they are without oxygen 
E)  show no similarities among people of different cultures A

Question 4

According to Socrates, death is

Accepted Answer

A)  a good thing 
B)  a migration of the body to another place 
C)  a separation from all those we have ever known 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  a good thing 
B)  a migration of the body to another place 
C)  a separation from all those we have ever known 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 5

At his trial, Socrates portrays death as possibly

Accepted Answer

A)  involving punishment for one's sins 
B)  leading to reincarnation 
C)  leading to permanent loss of consciousness 
D)  resulting in a reward for one's good deeds 
E)  none of these 
A)  involving punishment for one's sins 
B)  leading to reincarnation 
C)  leading to permanent loss of consciousness 
D)  resulting in a reward for one's good deeds 
E)  none of these

Question 6

If one believes that death is a "door," then

Accepted Answer

A)  one will see death as an irrevocable evil 
B)  one will believe that there is no afterlife 
C)  one will be happy to die 
D)  one's attitude toward death will be influenced in some-not necessarily any obvious-way 
E)  one will give up hope when one is dying 
A)  one will see death as an irrevocable evil 
B)  one will believe that there is no afterlife 
C)  one will be happy to die 
D)  one's attitude toward death will be influenced in some-not necessarily any obvious-way 
E)  one will give up hope when one is dying

Question 7

According to Lifton's account of symbolic immortality, "natural immortality" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the continuation of one's life in what one creates 
B)  some form of personal afterlife 
C)  the continuation of one's life in one's biological descendants 
D)  a life continued in a different, spiritual world 
E)  the continuation of one's life in the physical world around us 
A)  the continuation of one's life in what one creates 
B)  some form of personal afterlife 
C)  the continuation of one's life in one's biological descendants 
D)  a life continued in a different, spiritual world 
E)  the continuation of one's life in the physical world around us

Question 8

If one believes that death is a "wall," then

Accepted Answer

A)  one will see death as an irrevocable evil 
B)  one will hope to live on in some form of afterlife 
C)  one will be happy to die 
D)  one's attitude toward death will be influenced in some-not necessarily any obvious-way 
E)  one will give up hope when one is dying 
A)  one will see death as an irrevocable evil 
B)  one will hope to live on in some form of afterlife 
C)  one will be happy to die 
D)  one's attitude toward death will be influenced in some-not necessarily any obvious-way 
E)  one will give up hope when one is dying

Question 9

In the vignette about Gotami and the Buddha,

Accepted Answer

A)  Gotami is never able to come to terms with her grief for her dead son 
B)  the Buddha teaches Gotami that she should not expect him to perform miracles 
C)  Gotami learns that death comes to everyone 
D)  the Buddha claims that human lives are more important than other lives 
E)  we are taught that death is a good thing 
A)  Gotami is never able to come to terms with her grief for her dead son 
B)  the Buddha teaches Gotami that she should not expect him to perform miracles 
C)  Gotami learns that death comes to everyone 
D)  the Buddha claims that human lives are more important than other lives 
E)  we are taught that death is a good thing

Question 10

To face one's mortality is to recognize the significance of such questions as

Accepted Answer

A)  Why was I born? 
B)  How are life and death related? 
C)  What is the meaning of my having lived? 
D)  Where there is death, is there no life? 
E)  all of these 
A)  Why was I born? 
B)  How are life and death related? 
C)  What is the meaning of my having lived? 
D)  Where there is death, is there no life? 
E)  all of these

Question 11

If a person believes that death is a "wall"

Accepted Answer

A)  then necessarily that person also believes that death is always an evil 
B)  that person is less likely to want to be treated with artificial nutrition and hydration 
C)  he or she holds a belief similar to one of Socrates' beliefs 
D)  he or she will also believe that death is always a good 
E)  none of these 
A)  then necessarily that person also believes that death is always an evil 
B)  that person is less likely to want to be treated with artificial nutrition and hydration 
C)  he or she holds a belief similar to one of Socrates' beliefs 
D)  he or she will also believe that death is always a good 
E)  none of these

Question 12

In Buddhist thought, evil is found in

Accepted Answer

A)  birth 
B)  death 
C)  dissociation from the pleasant 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  birth 
B)  death 
C)  dissociation from the pleasant 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 13

First Snow (see Personal Insights 19.1) is a book for children in which a young girl

Accepted Answer

A)  has her beliefs confirmed that life and death are but two parts of the same thing 
B)  is frightened when a snowflake lands on her finger 
C)  misses an opportunity to experience snow for the first time 
D)  is told by her parents what it means to say that her grandmother is dying 
E)  makes her first snowball 
A)  has her beliefs confirmed that life and death are but two parts of the same thing 
B)  is frightened when a snowflake lands on her finger 
C)  misses an opportunity to experience snow for the first time 
D)  is told by her parents what it means to say that her grandmother is dying 
E)  makes her first snowball

Question 14

In Buddhist thought, death can be an evil because

Accepted Answer

A)  it leads to escape from the wheel of rebirths 
B)  it may lead to rebirth into another life of suffering 
C)  it leads to a state beyond desire 
D)  it represents a rejection of the possibility of nirvana 
E)  it leads to a state that is serene and peaceful 
A)  it leads to escape from the wheel of rebirths 
B)  it may lead to rebirth into another life of suffering 
C)  it leads to a state beyond desire 
D)  it represents a rejection of the possibility of nirvana 
E)  it leads to a state that is serene and peaceful

Question 15

One ancient Greek notion of an afterlife is that

Accepted Answer

A)  moral persons are rewarded after they die 
B)  the kingdom of the dead is a dreary, unhappy place 
C)  it is very much like the life we know here 
D)  individuals are reincarnated until they learn no longer to indulge their desires 
E)  God will resurrect everyone either to new life or to eternal death 
A)  moral persons are rewarded after they die 
B)  the kingdom of the dead is a dreary, unhappy place 
C)  it is very much like the life we know here 
D)  individuals are reincarnated until they learn no longer to indulge their desires 
E)  God will resurrect everyone either to new life or to eternal death

Question 16

In Hindu thought, after death the atman or unborn, undying soul is or may be

Accepted Answer

A)  in one of the heavens awaiting rebirth 
B)  in a state of eternal bliss with Brahman, having achieved liberation from the cycle of rebirths 
C)  immediately reborn 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  in one of the heavens awaiting rebirth 
B)  in a state of eternal bliss with Brahman, having achieved liberation from the cycle of rebirths 
C)  immediately reborn 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 17

"Immortality" in the Jewish and Christian scriptures

Accepted Answer

A)  may refer to a diminished life style after death 
B)  often refers to what continues from oneself through one's children 
C)  is sometimes associated only with divine beings 
D)  may be given only to certain human beings 
E)  all of these 
A)  may refer to a diminished life style after death 
B)  often refers to what continues from oneself through one's children 
C)  is sometimes associated only with divine beings 
D)  may be given only to certain human beings 
E)  all of these

Question 18

According to Lifton, "symbolic immortality" can take which of the following forms?

Accepted Answer

A)  social 
B)  natural 
C)  theological 
D)  biological 
E)  all of these 
A)  social 
B)  natural 
C)  theological 
D)  biological 
E)  all of these

Question 19

Buddhism

Accepted Answer

A)  holds that there is a reincarnation, but no eternal soul 
B)  teaches that one ought to strive to end the cycle of rebirths 
C)  believes that life as it is lived here is suffering 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  holds that there is a reincarnation, but no eternal soul 
B)  teaches that one ought to strive to end the cycle of rebirths 
C)  believes that life as it is lived here is suffering 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 20

Violence at Virginia Tech University in April 2007 (Issues for Critical Reflection #18) shows

Accepted Answer

A)  essential insecurity about our being can lead to overwhelming anxiety 
B)  society can do more to protect its members from killings like this 
C)  total security from tragedy is an illusion 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  essential insecurity about our being can lead to overwhelming anxiety 
B)  society can do more to protect its members from killings like this 
C)  total security from tragedy is an illusion 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

The Chinese Yin/Yang symbol

The Hebrew word nepesh (soul")

Near-death experiences

According to Socrates, death is

At his trial, Socrates portrays death as possibly

If one believes that death is a "door," then

According to Lifton's account of symbolic immortality, "natural immortality" refers to

If one believes that death is a "wall," then

In the vignette about Gotami and the Buddha,

To face one's mortality is to recognize the significance of such questions as

If a person believes that death is a "wall"

In Buddhist thought, evil is found in

First Snow (see Personal Insights 19.1) is a book for children in which a young girl

In Buddhist thought, death can be an evil because

One ancient Greek notion of an afterlife is that

In Hindu thought, after death the atman or unborn, undying soul is or may be

"Immortality" in the Jewish and Christian scriptures

According to Lifton, "symbolic immortality" can take which of the following forms?

Buddhism

Violence at Virginia Tech University in April 2007 (Issues for Critical Reflection #18) shows

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 19: The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

The Chinese Yin/Yang symbol

The Hebrew word nepesh (soul")

Near-death experiences

According to Socrates, death is

At his trial, Socrates portrays death as possibly

If one believes that death is a "door," then

According to Lifton's account of symbolic immortality, "natural immortality" refers to

If one believes that death is a "wall," then

In the vignette about Gotami and the Buddha,

To face one's mortality is to recognize the significance of such questions as

If a person believes that death is a "wall"

In Buddhist thought, evil is found in

First Snow (see Personal Insights 19.1) is a book for children in which a young girl

In Buddhist thought, death can be an evil because

One ancient Greek notion of an afterlife is that

In Hindu thought, after death the atman or unborn, undying soul is or may be

"Immortality" in the Jewish and Christian scriptures

According to Lifton, "symbolic immortality" can take which of the following forms?

Buddhism

Violence at Virginia Tech University in April 2007 (Issues for Critical Reflection #18) shows

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

Filters