Quiz 2: Chapters 3 and 4

Question 1

Hindus use this term to refer to the balance of good and bad deeds performed in previous existences

Answer 1

Karma

Question 2

Regarding crying children and death, the text advises that:

Answer 2

The child should be told that it is ok to cry and that crying is a normal behavior

Question 3

The tendency of young children to attribute qualities such as motives and feelings to inanimate objects is:

Answer 3

Animism

Question 4

“Adolescence” includes the ages:

Answer 4

12 - 19

Question 5

The U.S. Census Bureau defines middle age as being ages:

Answer 5

45 - 64

Question 6

In which religious tradition(s) will individuals hope that they will not experience life after death?

Answer 6

• Hindu

* Buddhist

Question 7

Which of the following does not pertain to symbolic immortality?

• Carrying on the family name
• Having accomplishments remembered by others
• Donation of body organs
• None of the above

Answer 7

None of the above

Question 8

In explaining death to children on should:

Answer 8

Avoid euphemisms

Question 9

Near death experiences are not influenced by which of the following?

• Personal health history
• Religious background
• Culture
• Prior social experiences

Answer 9

Personal health history

Question 10

Which of the following is true?

• Christians do not believe in a physical resurrection of the body
• The Christian approach to death emphasizes both the experience of true human loss as well as victory over death
• The Christian tradition forbids cremation as a legitimate method of body disposition
• The Christian tradition discourages the practice of embalming
• None of the above

Answer 10

The Christian approach to death emphasizes both the experience of true human loss as well as victory over death