The functions of a death system include

The functions of a death system include
 
  a. people and places
  b. times
  c. objects and symbols
  d. making sense of death
  e. none of these

Question 2

The elements of a death system include
 
  a. preventing death
  b. caring for the dying
  c. objects and symbols
  d. disposing of the dead
  e. sanctioning certain kinds of killing

Question 3

According to our book,
 
  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 4

According to Kastenbaum, a death system
 
  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 5

Chapter Four in our textbook is most directly focused on
 
  a. death-related encounters
  b. death-related practices
  c. death-related attitudes
  d. death-related experiences
  e. none of these

Question 6

One point on which the Amish and the New England Puritans disagreed sharply was
 
  a. belief in Christianity
  b. belief in the sinfulness and depravity of children
  c. belief that communities should workshop together
  d. their desire to reform certain aspects of Christian belief and practices
  e. their denial of death or unwillingness to think about that subject