Question 1

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 C

Question 2

Which of the following ideas is not found in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures in what they have to say about "immortality"? Do they avoid saying that it:

Accepted Answer

A) Involves the reincarnation of the soul until nirvana is achieved 
B) Includes a diminished form of life as is known here, one similar to the ancient notion of Hades 
C) Is located in what one leaves behind at one's death 
D) Is sometimes associated only with divine beings 
E) May be given only to specific human beings 
A) Involves the reincarnation of the soul until nirvana is achieved 
B) Includes a diminished form of life as is known here, one similar to the ancient notion of Hades 
C) Is located in what one leaves behind at one's death 
D) Is sometimes associated only with divine beings 
E) May be given only to specific human beings A

Question 3

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 E

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

Choose three of the images of an afterlife described in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living , and distinguish carefully between them. Give enough detail to show clearly what they have in common (if anything), and how they differ.

Accepted Answer

In Chapter 19 of the eighth edition of D

Question 6

Suppose someone thinks of death as a "wall." Answer both questions that follow. 
a. What does this person think happens at death? 
b. How might this concept affect what this person believes is the morally correct action to take concerning whether to continue life-sustaining procedures in someone very near to death? Explain your answer carefully.

Accepted Answer

a. This person likely thinks that death

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

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

Question 9

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 10

Some ancient Greek views of an afterlife included __________.

Accepted Answer

A) resurrection of the body 
B) becoming one with Brahman 
C) ending the cycle of rebirths 
D) immortality of the soul 
E) None of these 
A) resurrection of the body 
B) becoming one with Brahman 
C) ending the cycle of rebirths 
D) immortality of the soul 
E) None of these

Question 11

The belief in reincarnation or rebirth is maintained by:

Accepted Answer

A) Buddhism 
B) Islam 
C) Christianity 
D) Judaism 
E) African religions 
A) Buddhism 
B) Islam 
C) Christianity 
D) Judaism 
E) African religions

Question 12

Which of the following is most compatible with the view of the afterlife portrayed in the sections of the Bhagavad Gita quoted in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ?

Accepted Answer

A) Resurrection of the body 
B) A journey to Hades 
C) The soul's traveling to heaven or hell 
D) A no-soul doctrine 
E) None of these 
A) Resurrection of the body 
B) A journey to Hades 
C) The soul's traveling to heaven or hell 
D) A no-soul doctrine 
E) None of these

Question 13

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 14

Explain the concept of "reincarnation." Link your explanation to a specific religious tradition.

Accepted Answer

Reincarnation is the belief that after a

Question 15

Explain Lifton's concept of "symbolic immortality." In what way is this concept important in relationship to Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ?

Accepted Answer

Lifton's concept of "symbolic immortalit

Question 16

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 17

Other terms often used for "reincarnation" in Hindu thought include:

Accepted Answer

A) Rebirth 
B) Metempsychosis 
C) Transmigration of souls 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Rebirth 
B) Metempsychosis 
C) Transmigration of souls 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 18

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 19

Hinduism has often associated death with the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) Materialism 
B) Rebirth 
C) Heaven and hell 
D) Punishment 
E) The "living-dead" 
A) Materialism 
B) Rebirth 
C) Heaven and hell 
D) Punishment 
E) The "living-dead"

Question 20

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, near-death experiences __________.

Accepted Answer

A) provide conclusive evidence of the existence of an afterlife 
B) prove that beliefs in the afterlife are in principle restricted to the realm of faith 
C) cannot supply empirical evidence about an afterlife 
D) are artifacts of the unusual situations in which they occur 
E) suggest survival after death is nonsensical 
A) provide conclusive evidence of the existence of an afterlife 
B) prove that beliefs in the afterlife are in principle restricted to the realm of faith 
C) cannot supply empirical evidence about an afterlife 
D) are artifacts of the unusual situations in which they occur 
E) suggest survival after death is nonsensical

In the vignette about Gotami and the Buddha, __________.

Which of the following ideas is not found in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures in what they have to say about "immortality"? Do they avoid saying that it:

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

According to Socrates, death is __________.

Choose three of the images of an afterlife described in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living , and distinguish carefully between them. Give enough detail to show clearly what they have in common (if anything), and how they differ.

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

The Hebrew word nepesh (soul")__________.

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

Some ancient Greek views of an afterlife included __________.

The belief in reincarnation or rebirth is maintained by:

Which of the following is most compatible with the view of the afterlife portrayed in the sections of the Bhagavad Gita quoted in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ?

If a person believes that death is a "wall," __________.

Explain the concept of "reincarnation." Link your explanation to a specific religious tradition.

Explain Lifton's concept of "symbolic immortality." In what way is this concept important in relationship to Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ?

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

Other terms often used for "reincarnation" in Hindu thought include:

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

Hinduism has often associated death with the concept of:

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, near-death experiences __________.

Education 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

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

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Exam 19: The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

In the vignette about Gotami and the Buddha, __________.

Which of the following ideas is not found in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures in what they have to say about "immortality"? Do they avoid saying that it:

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

According to Socrates, death is __________.

Choose three of the images of an afterlife described in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living , and distinguish carefully between them. Give enough detail to show clearly what they have in common (if anything), and how they differ.

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

The Hebrew word nepesh (soul")__________.

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

Some ancient Greek views of an afterlife included __________.

The belief in reincarnation or rebirth is maintained by:

Which of the following is most compatible with the view of the afterlife portrayed in the sections of the Bhagavad Gita quoted in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ?

If a person believes that death is a "wall," __________.

Explain the concept of "reincarnation." Link your explanation to a specific religious tradition.

Explain Lifton's concept of "symbolic immortality." In what way is this concept important in relationship to Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ?

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

Other terms often used for "reincarnation" in Hindu thought include:

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

Hinduism has often associated death with the concept of:

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, near-death experiences __________.

Education 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

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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