Thanatology is (Multiple Choice)

Thanatology is
 
  a. the study of taboo topics
  b. the examination of Greek origins of words
  c. a way of exploring literature for children
  d. the study of death-related topics
  e. none of these

Question 2

To say that death was a taboo topic in American society during the 1960s and early 1970s means that
 
  a. a fundamental and defining aspect of human life had largely been removed from investigation and critical study
 b. this subject is a branch of thanatology
  c. this topic is most closely associated with sorcery and witchery
  d. all of these
  e. none of these

Question 3

Focus On 1.1 describes three versions of what really happened to Little Red Riding Hood. What did happen, according to these versions?
 
  a. the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood up
  b. a woodsman killed the wolf with an axe, cut him open, and out stepped Little RedRiding Hood
 c. a hunter shot the wolf before he could reach Little Red Riding Hood
  d. all of these
  e. none of these

Question 4

The ending of the story of Little Red Riding was changed apparently because some
 
  a. thought that the original ending was too gentle to Little Red Riding Hood herself
  b. wanted to emphasize the party at the end of later versions
  c. wanted to remove Grandmother from the later endings
  d. thought that children would be upset by human death in the first version of the story
  e. sought to be kinder to the wolf in later endings

Question 5

The ending of the story of Little Red Riding was changed apparently because some
 
  a. thought that the original ending was too gentle to Little Red Riding Hood herself
  b. wanted to emphasize the party at the end of later versions
  c. sought to be gentler to the wolf in later endings
  d. all of these
  e. none of these