Question 1

The routine embalming of bodies developed during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The importance of ancestors in a society is often a reflection of the importance of:

Accepted Answer

A) kinship 
B) death 
C) inheritance of wealth 
D) reincarnation

Question 3

The majority of Americans believe there is a Heaven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Buddhism,rebirth is seen not as the transmission of a distinct personality,but as a transmission of:

Accepted Answer

A) consciousness 
B) karma 
C) lineage 
D) thoughts

Question 5

The custom of drinking the cremated ashes of the dead is found among the:

Accepted Answer

A) Yanomamö 
B) Jivaro 
C) Berawan 
D) Nuer

Question 6

Death rituals or funerals serve many purposes among which is (are):

Accepted Answer

A) channeling the expressions of grief 
B) determining the fate of the soul 
C) protecting the community of ghosts 
D) all of the above

Question 7

A belief in souls is probably found in all societies.This belief is likely derived from the experience of:

Accepted Answer

A) dreams 
B) hallucinations 
C) fainting 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is true about the concept of the soul?

Accepted Answer

A) in some societies one's soul is in one's shadow or in one's reflection in a mirror 
B) the destiny of one's soul after death always depends on how one behaved in life 
C) there is always a single soul 
D) all of the above statements are true

Question 9

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism state that life is imperfect and inevitable involves suffering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Hmong believe that at death the soul travels to the place where its placenta (afterbirth)has been buried and puts it on like an article of clothing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Roman Catholicism,souls travel to one of two places: Heaven or Hell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Descriptions of vampires are based upon:

Accepted Answer

A) early folk tales found in eastern Europe 
B) observations made of corpses that were exhumed several months after burial 
C) descriptions of invaders that overran eastern Europe from Asia during the 14th and 15th centuries 
D) observations made of recently executed criminals

Question 13

The Beng of West Africa believe that during the first several years of a baby's life:

Accepted Answer

A) the baby's soul is transitioning from the afterlife to this world 
B) animals must be sacrificed so that one of the animal souls becomes the baby's 
C) the egungun dancers must drum the baby's soul into its body 
D) the baby has no soul and is therefore not talked to

Question 14

Supernatural figures such as vampires and zombies reflect our contemporary fears and anxieties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Souls,ghosts,and Death

The routine embalming of bodies developed during the Civil War.

The importance of ancestors in a society is often a reflection of the importance of:

The majority of Americans believe there is a Heaven.

In Buddhism,rebirth is seen not as the transmission of a distinct personality,but as a transmission of:

The custom of drinking the cremated ashes of the dead is found among the:

Death rituals or funerals serve many purposes among which is (are) :

A belief in souls is probably found in all societies.This belief is likely derived from the experience of:

Which of the following is true about the concept of the soul?

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism state that life is imperfect and inevitable involves suffering.

The Hmong believe that at death the soul travels to the place where its placenta (afterbirth)has been buried and puts it on like an article of clothing.

In Roman Catholicism,souls travel to one of two places: Heaven or Hell.

Descriptions of vampires are based upon:

The Beng of West Africa believe that during the first several years of a baby's life:

Supernatural figures such as vampires and zombies reflect our contemporary fears and anxieties.