Deck 5: The Grim Reaper Through Time: A Historical and Cross-Cultural Look at Undertaking

Question 1

__________ death refers to the biological process the body goes through once a person stops breathing and their heart stops beating.

A) Medical
B) Clinical
C) Brain
D) Moral

Answer 1

Clinical

Question 2

Contemporary undertakers are referred to as __________.

A) funeral directors
B) shamans
C) martyrs
D) chaffers

Answer 2

funeral directors

Question 3

Ancient __________ believed that the body, soul, and spirit were mystically interconnected.

A) Catholics
B) Greeks
C) Romans
D) Egyptians

Answer 3

Egyptians

Question 4

The practice of embalming became popular during the __________.

A) American Civil War
B) Revolutionary War
C) World War I
D) Spanish American War

Question 5

The National Funeral Directors Association was established in __________.

A) 1790
B) 1880
C) 1925
D) 1950

Question 6

What death ritual is most common in North America and Australia?

A) embalming
B) mummification
C) cremation
D) baptism

Question 7

Which of the following is a tool embalmers use?

A) syringe
B) saber
C) trocar
D) x-ray

Question 8

Bodies are often __________ for viewings or funerals.

A) cremated
B) buried
C) casketed
D) reconstructed

Question 9

To address the increased cost of funerals in the U.S. the country passed the federal __________.

A) Cremation Law
B) Funeral Price Cap Law
C) Death Disclosure Rule
D) Funeral Rule

Question 10

Some cemeteries require the use of __________.

A) caskets
B) grave liners
C) urns
D) funerals

Question 11

Above ground buildings for caskets are called __________.

A) urns
B) headstones
C) crematories
D) mausoleums

Question 12

Which of the following is required by law in the U.S. before a body is cremated?

A) determining a cause of death
B) embalming of the body
C) a death certificate
D) a casket

Question 13

About equal percentages of cremains are delivered to a cemetery and __________.

A) not picked up
B) taken home
C) scattered by staff
D) buried by staff

Question 14

The results of cremation are formally called __________.

A) cremains
B) ashes
C) corps
D) remains

Question 15

Evan's grandmother recently passed away; his family has decided to hold a commemorative service in her honor at a church where her body will not be present. What is this commemorative service formally called?

A) cremation service
B) committal service
C) funeral service
D) memorial service

Question 16

Which two commemorative services are most often held together?

A) funeral, memorial
B) committal, crematory
C) funeral, committal
D) memorial, committal

Question 17

A __________ is a vigil held before a funeral.

A) bardo
B) committal
C) memorial
D) wake

Question 18

A talk about a person who has recently passed at a remembrance service is called a __________.

A) eulogy
B) vigil
C) wake
D) funeral

Question 19

A full funeral mass is typically preferred in the __________ tradition.

A) Judaic
B) Catholic
C) Islam
D) Buddhist

Question 20

Buddhists and Hindus both believe in __________.

A) funerals
B) viewings
C) cremation
D) reincarnation

Question 21

Generally it is more expensive to __________ than __________ a body.

A) embalm, cremate
B) cremate, bury
C) memorialize, embalm
D) urn, casket

Question 22

Typically a(n) __________ burial is more expensive than a(n) _________ burial.

A) urn, casket
B) casket, urn
C) memorial, funeral
D) vigil, memorial

Question 23

A cremation chamber is formally called a(n) __________.

A) urn
B) cask
C) retort
D) eulogy

Question 24

Cremation is the most common form of bodily disposal in __________.

A) Japan
B) The United States
C) Kenya
D) Italy

Question 25

The most sophisticated death systems that have ever existed were practiced by the __________.

A) Croatians
B) Egyptians
C) Romans
D) Greeks

Question 26

Discuss the nuances of the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of death experienced by survivors. What processes and details occur in each aspect?

Question 27

Compare and contrast the ways bodies are disposed of and commemorated in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Question 28

Explain how the caste system is related to Hindu traditions of commemorating death.

Question 29

Compare and contrast the differences between funeral, memorial, and committal services.

Question 30

Discuss the various financial implications of burial and cremation. How might these options and their costs impact a family's choices when dealing with the death of a loved one?