Question 1

According to the chapter, Dante's Divine Comedy is structured according to the phoenix model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ could not face aging

Accepted Answer

A) Rabbi Kushner 
B) life-affirmation 
C) penny dreadfuls 
D) Elysian Fields 
E) hooded figure with scythe
F)Margaret
G)fatalism
H)humor
I)woman dealing with cancer
J)James Agee
K)tashlikh
L)symbolic death
M)Dorian Gray
N)Bertrand Russell
O)Oscar and Lucinda
P)phoenix
Q)Richard Strauss
R)New Orleans
S)Marcel Proust
T)forgiveness
U)Dante

Question 3

All of the following can be called life-denying, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  replacing a pyramid with a circle. 
B)  spreading gossip. 
C)  refusing to buy an outfit considered unsuitable for one's age. 
D)  refusing to think about death. 
E)  wanting to learn everything and experience all that life can offer.

Question 4

Pulp fiction involving lurid tales of haunted houses and bodies found in closets was called this by the British press:

Accepted Answer

A)  fatalistic 
B)  tabloid junk 
C)  models of life-affirmation 
D)  symbolic death 
E)  penny dreadfuls

Question 5

Mithridates died young because he allowed his servants to put small doses of poison in his food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Faust, the hero makes a bargain with

Accepted Answer

A)  Goethe. 
B)  Job. 
C)  Satan. 
D)  Dante. 
E)  Mephistopheles.

Question 7

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ the belief that all events, including how one dies, have been predetermined

Accepted Answer

A) Rabbi Kushner 
B) life-affirmation 
C) penny dreadfuls 
D) Elysian Fields 
E) hooded figure with scythe
F)Margaret
G)fatalism
H)humor
I)woman dealing with cancer
J)James Agee
K)tashlikh
L)symbolic death
M)Dorian Gray
N)Bertrand Russell
O)Oscar and Lucinda
P)phoenix
Q)Richard Strauss
R)New Orleans
S)Marcel Proust
T)forgiveness
U)Dante

Question 8

When an insurance agent says "In the event that something happens to you . . ." he is using a euphemism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the chapter, the epic poem Faust, about a man who gives up his soul, makes use of phoenix mythology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Picture of Dorian Gray is about the fear of

Accepted Answer

A)  losing one's fortune. 
B)  painful death. 
C)  the loss of creative imagination. 
D)  commitment. 
E)  aging.

Question 11

An ancient symbol of life-affirmation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Minotaur. 
B)  the phoenix. 
C)  the scythe. 
D)  the helmet. 
E)  King Arthur's sword.

Question 12

Rufus, the young boy in A Death in the Family, feels a little proud that his father has died and his playmates don't have that excitement in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ The Big C

Accepted Answer

A) Rabbi Kushner 
B) life-affirmation 
C) penny dreadfuls 
D) Elysian Fields 
E) hooded figure with scythe
F)Margaret
G)fatalism
H)humor
I)woman dealing with cancer
J)James Agee
K)tashlikh
L)symbolic death
M)Dorian Gray
N)Bertrand Russell
O)Oscar and Lucinda
P)phoenix
Q)Richard Strauss
R)New Orleans
S)Marcel Proust
T)forgiveness
U)Dante

Question 14

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ "It is_____ you mourn for."

Accepted Answer

A) Rabbi Kushner 
B) life-affirmation 
C) penny dreadfuls 
D) Elysian Fields 
E) hooded figure with scythe
F)Margaret
G)fatalism
H)humor
I)woman dealing with cancer
J)James Agee
K)tashlikh
L)symbolic death
M)Dorian Gray
N)Bertrand Russell
O)Oscar and Lucinda
P)phoenix
Q)Richard Strauss
R)New Orleans
S)Marcel Proust
T)forgiveness
U)Dante

Question 15

In the short story "The Man Without a Temperament," a husband is the only caretaker of his disabled wife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ A Death in the Family

Accepted Answer

A) Rabbi Kushner 
B) life-affirmation 
C) penny dreadfuls 
D) Elysian Fields 
E) hooded figure with scythe
F)Margaret
G)fatalism
H)humor
I)woman dealing with cancer
J)James Agee
K)tashlikh
L)symbolic death
M)Dorian Gray
N)Bertrand Russell
O)Oscar and Lucinda
P)phoenix
Q)Richard Strauss
R)New Orleans
S)Marcel Proust
T)forgiveness
U)Dante

Question 17

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ pictorial image of death

Accepted Answer

A) Rabbi Kushner 
B) life-affirmation 
C) penny dreadfuls 
D) Elysian Fields 
E) hooded figure with scythe
F)Margaret
G)fatalism
H)humor
I)woman dealing with cancer
J)James Agee
K)tashlikh
L)symbolic death
M)Dorian Gray
N)Bertrand Russell
O)Oscar and Lucinda
P)phoenix
Q)Richard Strauss
R)New Orleans
S)Marcel Proust
T)forgiveness
U)Dante

Question 18

A god who descends into the underworld, then rises again renewed is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic murder 
B)  a penny dreadful 
C)  fatalism 
D)  a jazz funeral 
E)  the phoenix model

Question 19

To the Buddhist, death is part of the natural way of the universe and is to be accepted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The students of Socrates laugh and joke after he has been given poison because he insisted they not grieve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Life-Affirmation

According to the chapter, Dante's Divine Comedy is structured according to the phoenix model.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ could not face aging

All of the following can be called life-denying, except:

Pulp fiction involving lurid tales of haunted houses and bodies found in closets was called this by the British press:

Mithridates died young because he allowed his servants to put small doses of poison in his food.

In Faust, the hero makes a bargain with

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ the belief that all events, including how one dies, have been predetermined

When an insurance agent says "In the event that something happens to you . . ." he is using a euphemism.

According to the chapter, the epic poem Faust, about a man who gives up his soul, makes use of phoenix mythology.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is about the fear of

An ancient symbol of life-affirmation is:

Rufus, the young boy in A Death in the Family, feels a little proud that his father has died and his playmates don't have that excitement in their lives.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ The Big C

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -_ "It is___ you mourn for."

In the short story "The Man Without a Temperament," a husband is the only caretaker of his disabled wife.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ A Death in the Family

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ pictorial image of death

A god who descends into the underworld, then rises again renewed is an example of:

To the Buddhist, death is part of the natural way of the universe and is to be accepted.

The students of Socrates laugh and joke after he has been given poison because he insisted they not grieve.

Exam 14: Life-Affirmation

According to the chapter, Dante's Divine Comedy is structured according to the phoenix model.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ could not face aging

All of the following can be called life-denying, except:

Pulp fiction involving lurid tales of haunted houses and bodies found in closets was called this by the British press:

Mithridates died young because he allowed his servants to put small doses of poison in his food.

In Faust, the hero makes a bargain with

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ the belief that all events, including how one dies, have been predetermined

When an insurance agent says "In the event that something happens to you . . ." he is using a euphemism.

According to the chapter, the epic poem Faust, about a man who gives up his soul, makes use of phoenix mythology.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is about the fear of

An ancient symbol of life-affirmation is:

Rufus, the young boy in A Death in the Family, feels a little proud that his father has died and his playmates don't have that excitement in their lives.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ The Big C

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ "It is_____ you mourn for."

In the short story "The Man Without a Temperament," a husband is the only caretaker of his disabled wife.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ A Death in the Family

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ pictorial image of death

A god who descends into the underworld, then rises again renewed is an example of:

To the Buddhist, death is part of the natural way of the universe and is to be accepted.

The students of Socrates laugh and joke after he has been given poison because he insisted they not grieve.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -_ "It is___ you mourn for."