Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of socially sanctioned deaths discussed in Chapter 4 in our textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genocide
B)  Homicide
C)  War
D)  The Holocaust
E)  Ethnic cleansingF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

The phrase "human-induced deaths" includes deaths caused by_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  accidents
B)  homicide
C)  suicide
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

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 femalesF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

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 theseF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following caused the largest number of death within the United States In 2014?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV
B)  Homicide
C)  Accidental falls
D)  Motor vehicle accidents
E)  WarF) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Reports of deaths in the news media of contemporary society:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are not governed by criteria of newsworthiness
B)  Are a highly selective portrait of death
C)  Emphasize ordinary people who die in ordinary ways
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

In contemporary American society, there are some situations in which language about death is not used or avoided, and other situations in which death-related language is used freely. Why is that so? What is different about these contrasting sets of situations and about these two kinds of languages?

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Question 8

In children's cartoons like "Roadrunner," death is often depicted as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a natural part of living
B)  an occasion for grief
C)  an unrealistic phenomena that does not involve finality
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Identify and explain one way in which accidental deaths and deaths from homicide are similar, as well as one way in which they are different. Be specific.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Since World War II, the lethal potential of nuclear weapons and nuclear power has been manifested in _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979
B)  the results of a natural disaster in Japan in 2011
C)  the explosion in the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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