Deck 4: Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

Question 1

Organ donations supply a "tangible" method for providing symbolic immortality.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Some contemporary religious Jews would argue that there is no afterlife only an 'afterdeath.'

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The content of one's "afterlife" experience is unrelated to the religious background of the individual who experiences it.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

All religious systems of meaning provide a means to reestablish the social order challenged by death..

Question 5

The goal for the Buddhist and Hindu is not to experience life after death.

Question 6

From a functional perspective,religion is defined in terms of what it is.

Question 7

According to Berger,death inherently threatens the basic assumption of order on which society rests.

Question 8

The levirate marriage is one method for providing symbolic immortality for one's kinsmen.

Question 9

The "life-after-life" accounts described by Raymond Moody and others provide empirical support for afterlife beliefs.

Question 10

From a substantive approach,in defining religion,one is concerned with the consequences of religion rather than the content of religious belief and practice.

Question 11

It is not uncommon for people who have had "near-death" experiences to later experience marital divorce as a related consequence.

Question 12

Hindus believe in the immortality of the soul and hope for an afterlife.

Question 13

The term anomie refers to that aspect of human existence that is unique to each individual.

Question 14

Karma are the religious duties,requirements,and prescriptions for Hindus.

Question 15

According to Berger,death is the marginal situation par excellence.

Question 16

The Christian approach to death emphasizes both the experience of

Question 17

Christians believe in a physical resurrection of the body.

Question 18

The Islamic and Christian traditions teach that individuals will receive rewards and punishments as result of a divine judgment in the afterlife.

Question 19

From a Jewish perspective,immortality is not a personal experience but rather is to be found in one's identity with the group.

Question 20

From a Jewish perspective,death has both positive and negative consequences.

Question 21

Which of the following is True?

A)Christians do not believe in a physical resurrection of the body.
B)The Christian approach to death emphasizes both the experience of True human loss and victory over death.
C)Christian tradition forbids cremation as a legitimate method of body disposition.
D)Christian tradition discourages the practice of embalming.
E)None of the above.

Question 22

Which refers to the unequal distribution of wealth,power,prestige,and other things that make for a satisfying life?

A)Uncertainty
B)Alienation
C)Powerlessness
D)Scarcity

Question 23

Which is not part of Durkheim's four essential ingredients of religion?

A)Religious beliefs
B)Religious consequences
C)Religious rituals
D)A religious community
E)A supernatural object of religious worship

Question 24

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

A)Personal health history
B)Religious background
C)Culture
D)Prior social experiences
E)None of the above.

Question 25

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

A)dharma
B)karma
C)moksha
D)samsara
E)nirvana

Question 26

Which best helps individuals remain reality-oriented when the order of everyday life is challenged?

A)Doctor
B)Religious meanings
C)Significant others
D)Preoccupation with work

Question 27

Only the dead can be honored by their images appearing on United States postage stamps.

Question 28

Symbolic immortality

A)is of lesser importance than physical immortality in the value hierarchy of most individuals.
B)can be provided by the living for anyone they choose.
C)is a concern of both man and lower animals.
D)includes all of the above.

Question 29

According to a Gallup Poll,which of the following is not True?

A)Twenty-two percent of Americans have no religious preference.
B)Eighty-two percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians.
C)Twenty-three percent of Americans identify themselves as Roman Catholics.
D)Two percent of Americans identify themselves as Mormon.

Question 30

Which does not pertain to symbolic immortality?

A)Carrying on the family name
B)Having accomplishments remembered by others
C)Donating body organs
D)None of the above.

Question 31

Which refers to the belief that self-meanings can continue after the person has died?

A)Temporal meanings
B)Symbolic immortality
C)Reincarnation
D)Religion

Question 32

Which of the following is not part of the Buddhist "trinity?"

A)Buddha
B)Karma
C)Darma
D)Sangha

Question 33

Which is not one of Thomas O'Dea's fundamental characteristics of human existence?

A)Uncertainty
B)Alienation
C)Powerlessness
D)Scarcity
E)None of the above.

Question 34

The existentialist is concerned with the search and creation of meaning for one's own life.

Question 35

Which of the following is True?

A)Karma includes the religious duties,requirements,and prescriptions for Hindus.
B)Hindus believe in the immortality of the soul and hope for an afterlife.
C)Hindu funerals are expected to be modest and therefore the cost to families is relatively inexpensive.
D)The goal for the Hindu is not to experience life after death.
E)None of the above.