Question 1

The phrase "human-induced deaths" includes deaths caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  accidents 
B)  homicide 
C)  suicide 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  accidents 
B)  homicide 
C)  suicide 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these D

Question 2

A prominent example of an ongoing genocide during 2004 and 2005 is found in

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Poland 
D)  Sudan 
E)  Iran 
A)  Iraq 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Poland 
D)  Sudan 
E)  Iran D

Question 3

The leading cause of death in the United States among all persons aged 1 to 44 is

Accepted Answer

A)  heart disease 
B)  cancer 
C)  suicide 
D)  homicide 
E)  accidents 
A)  heart disease 
B)  cancer 
C)  suicide 
D)  homicide 
E)  accidents E

Question 4

In contemporary American society

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals never use death-related language 
B)  most individuals are horrified to hear someone say "dead" or "die" 
C)  many individuals use death-related language, but usually in contexts other than those involving the dying or death of a human being 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  individuals never use death-related language 
B)  most individuals are horrified to hear someone say "dead" or "die" 
C)  many individuals use death-related language, but usually in contexts other than those involving the dying or death of a human being 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 5

On September 11, 2001, the contemporary American death system

Accepted Answer

A)  destroyed a significant portion of the Pentagon 
B)  provided a formal network whereby passengers on one airliner overcame their hijackers and frustrated the goals of the terrorists 
C)  prevented the spreading of anthrax spores through the mails 
D)  found those responsible for placing a bomb in a parking garage at the World Trade Center 
E)  mobilized to try to prevent death and save lives 
A)  destroyed a significant portion of the Pentagon 
B)  provided a formal network whereby passengers on one airliner overcame their hijackers and frustrated the goals of the terrorists 
C)  prevented the spreading of anthrax spores through the mails 
D)  found those responsible for placing a bomb in a parking garage at the World Trade Center 
E)  mobilized to try to prevent death and save lives

Question 6

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  individual terrorism involves one person acting to harm or kill others or to destroy property, acting as a lone agent 
B)  group terrorism involves a formally organized group of people 
C)  state-supported terrorism is explicitly supported by a government 
D)  terrorism which acts at a distance endangers the life of the terrorist 
E)  none of these 
A)  individual terrorism involves one person acting to harm or kill others or to destroy property, acting as a lone agent 
B)  group terrorism involves a formally organized group of people 
C)  state-supported terrorism is explicitly supported by a government 
D)  terrorism which acts at a distance endangers the life of the terrorist 
E)  none of these

Question 7

Chapter Four in our textbook is most directly focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  death-related encounters 
B)  death-related practices 
C)  death-related attitudes 
D)  death-related experiences 
E)  none of these 
A)  death-related encounters 
B)  death-related practices 
C)  death-related attitudes 
D)  death-related experiences 
E)  none of these

Question 8

Terrorism that employs suicide bombings

Accepted Answer

A)  is an example of acting at a distance 
B)  is an example of roadside bombs 
C)  was used by Timothy McVeigh against the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 
D)  was used against the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993 
E)  was used in the attack on the USS Cole in the harbor at Aden, Yemen, in 2000 
A)  is an example of acting at a distance 
B)  is an example of roadside bombs 
C)  was used by Timothy McVeigh against the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 
D)  was used against the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993 
E)  was used in the attack on the USS Cole in the harbor at Aden, Yemen, in 2000

Question 9

The use of euphemisms about death

Accepted Answer

A)  is declining in American society 
B)  can be useful if they are not overused 
C)  supports the acceptance of dying and death 
D)  demonstrates American willingness to support the grief of survivors 
E)  is most prevalent among Americans who are 19-26 years of age 
A)  is declining in American society 
B)  can be useful if they are not overused 
C)  supports the acceptance of dying and death 
D)  demonstrates American willingness to support the grief of survivors 
E)  is most prevalent among Americans who are 19-26 years of age

Question 10

Death announcements are

Accepted Answer

A)  an exception to the general rules of newsworthiness 
B)  different from obituaries 
C)  brief notices mentioning the fact of death, names of survivors, and plans (if any) for funeral or burial services 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  an exception to the general rules of newsworthiness 
B)  different from obituaries 
C)  brief notices mentioning the fact of death, names of survivors, and plans (if any) for funeral or burial services 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 11

Since the late 1980s in our society, homicide rates have

Accepted Answer

A)  been trending gradually upward 
B)  declined sharply 
C)  remained largely unchanged 
D)  shown an unexpected reduction in only one year (2001) 
E)  been extraordinarily low for a developed society 
A)  been trending gradually upward 
B)  declined sharply 
C)  remained largely unchanged 
D)  shown an unexpected reduction in only one year (2001) 
E)  been extraordinarily low for a developed society

Question 12

According to Kastenbaum, a "death system"

Accepted Answer

A)  includes persons (e.g., lawyers, florists) 
B)  refers to specific times (e.g., Memorial Day 
C)  points to symbols associated with death (e.g., a skull and crossbones) 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  includes persons (e.g., lawyers, florists) 
B)  refers to specific times (e.g., Memorial Day 
C)  points to symbols associated with death (e.g., a skull and crossbones) 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 13

Dying by homicide is

Accepted Answer

A)  usually sudden and unexpected 
B)  often nonviolent 
C)  rarely an experience involving family members 
D)  typically found among older members of society 
E)  most frequently experienced by females 
A)  usually sudden and unexpected 
B)  often nonviolent 
C)  rarely an experience involving family members 
D)  typically found among older members of society 
E)  most frequently experienced by females

Question 14

In the days following September 11, 2001, the contemporary American death system

Accepted Answer

A)  gave advance warnings of the assault that was to occur at the World Trade Center 
B)  sought to work toward social consolidation 
C)  rejected the idea that rallying symbols could be helpful to our society 
D)  found those responsible for placing a bomb in a parking garage at the World Trade Center 
E)  prevented the spreading of anthrax spores through the mails 
A)  gave advance warnings of the assault that was to occur at the World Trade Center 
B)  sought to work toward social consolidation 
C)  rejected the idea that rallying symbols could be helpful to our society 
D)  found those responsible for placing a bomb in a parking garage at the World Trade Center 
E)  prevented the spreading of anthrax spores through the mails

Question 15

In recent years, homicide rates in the U.S. have been highest among

Accepted Answer

A)  females 15-24 years of age 
B)  the elderly 
C)  strangers of different races 
D)  the U.S. population as a whole 
E)  males 15-24 years of age 
A)  females 15-24 years of age 
B)  the elderly 
C)  strangers of different races 
D)  the U.S. population as a whole 
E)  males 15-24 years of age

Question 16

According to our book,

Accepted Answer

A)  death systems may be formal, explicit, and widely acknowledged in some of their aspects 
B)  some type of death system is found in every society 
C)  some death systems are largely hidden and not much talked about 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  death systems may be formal, explicit, and widely acknowledged in some of their aspects 
B)  some type of death system is found in every society 
C)  some death systems are largely hidden and not much talked about 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 17

Nuclear power became a new force for death

Accepted Answer

A)  in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945 
B)  at the accident in the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 
C)  on July 16, 1945, at the Trinity test site in New Mexico 
D)  at the explosion in the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986 
E)  on March 9, 1945, at the firebombing of Tokyo 
A)  in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945 
B)  at the accident in the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 
C)  on July 16, 1945, at the Trinity test site in New Mexico 
D)  at the explosion in the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986 
E)  on March 9, 1945, at the firebombing of Tokyo

Question 18

In the U.S., the group that has the highest death rates from vehicular accidents is

Accepted Answer

A)  elderly persons over age 65 
B)  15-24 year-old males 
C)  15-24 year-old females 
D)  children under age 2 
E)  adults between 35-55 years of age 
A)  elderly persons over age 65 
B)  15-24 year-old males 
C)  15-24 year-old females 
D)  children under age 2 
E)  adults between 35-55 years of age

Question 19

In 2007, the fifteenth leading cause of death in the United States for the entire population was

Accepted Answer

A)  war 
B)  homicide 
C)  cancer 
D)  accidents 
E)  diseases of the heart 
A)  war 
B)  homicide 
C)  cancer 
D)  accidents 
E)  diseases of the heart

Question 20

Among the three natural disasters described in Focus On 4.2, the largest numbers of death occurred in:

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 
B)  Haiti after the earthquake in January 2010 
C)  Japan after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 
D)  Haiti in connection with the cholera epidemic from October 2010 through January 2011 
E)  none of these 
A)  New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 
B)  Haiti after the earthquake in January 2010 
C)  Japan after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 
D)  Haiti in connection with the cholera epidemic from October 2010 through January 2011 
E)  none of these

The phrase "human-induced deaths" includes deaths caused by

A prominent example of an ongoing genocide during 2004 and 2005 is found in

The leading cause of death in the United States among all persons aged 1 to 44 is

In contemporary American society

On September 11, 2001, the contemporary American death system

Which of the following is correct?

Chapter Four in our textbook is most directly focused on

Terrorism that employs suicide bombings

The use of euphemisms about death

Death announcements are

Since the late 1980s in our society, homicide rates have

According to Kastenbaum, a "death system"

Dying by homicide is

In the days following September 11, 2001, the contemporary American death system

In recent years, homicide rates in the U.S. have been highest among

According to our book,

Nuclear power became a new force for death

In the U.S., the group that has the highest death rates from vehicular accidents is

In 2007, the fifteenth leading cause of death in the United States for the entire population was

Among the three natural disasters described in Focus On 4.2, the largest numbers of death occurred in:

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

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

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 4: Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

The phrase "human-induced deaths" includes deaths caused by

A prominent example of an ongoing genocide during 2004 and 2005 is found in

The leading cause of death in the United States among all persons aged 1 to 44 is

In contemporary American society

On September 11, 2001, the contemporary American death system

Which of the following is correct?

Chapter Four in our textbook is most directly focused on

Terrorism that employs suicide bombings

The use of euphemisms about death

Death announcements are

Since the late 1980s in our society, homicide rates have

According to Kastenbaum, a "death system"

Dying by homicide is

In the days following September 11, 2001, the contemporary American death system

In recent years, homicide rates in the U.S. have been highest among

According to our book,

Nuclear power became a new force for death

In the U.S., the group that has the highest death rates from vehicular accidents is

In 2007, the fifteenth leading cause of death in the United States for the entire population was

Among the three natural disasters described in Focus On 4.2, the largest numbers of death occurred in:

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

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

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

Filters