Deck 14: Life After Life

Question 1

Ancient __________ beliefs regarding the afterlife are some of the most widely recorded.

A) Egyptian
B) Sumerian
C) Greek
D) Roman

Answer 1

Egyptian

Question 2

An Ancient Egyptians practice was to place a __________ in the sarcophagus of a dead body to provide a full set of instructions on how to reach their version of heaven.

A) box of organs
B) stone tablet
C) hieroglyphics message
D) rolled papyrus

Answer 2

rolled papyrus

Question 3

Instructions for the Ancient Egyptian dead are known as the __________ by researchers.

A) map of the underworld
B) Egyptian book of the Dead
C) path of heaven
D) Egyptian tablet of life

Answer 3

Egyptian book of the Dead

Question 4

For Tibetan Buddhists __________, literally meaning "in between," is a period of 49 days where the mind experiences a series of events before reincarnation.

A) Ba
B) Ka
C) Aalu
D) Bardo

Question 5

The Dalai Lama suggests that the dying process has eight phases split into the first four, the __________, and the second four, the __________.

A) cessation of breath through life, "death rattle"
B) beginning of the end, reforming of the life anew
C) dissolution of the four basic elements, dissolution of the consciousness
D) dissolution of the four elements, resurrection of the four elements

Question 6

The three monotheistic faiths that make up the __________ are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.

A) Abrahamic tradition
B) tradition of Scripture
C) Middle Eastern tradition
D) Modern religious tradition

Question 7

Greek traditions of paradise were centered on the __________, which was a place for the virtuous dead.

A) Atticus Caves
B) Temple of Horus
C) Sheol
D) Elysian Fields

Question 8

In Muslim traditions, Muhammad was on a quest to find __________ or the "true one."

A) Horus
B) al-Haqq
C) Sheol
D) Yahweh

Question 9

In Islam, Munkar and Nakir, two __________, question the dead in their graves about their belief in God.

A) prophets
B) wise men
C) angels
D) women

Question 10

The book Life After Life by Dr. Raymond Moody was a ground-breaking work that interviewed people who __________.

A) had near-death experiences
B) were contacted by deceased loved ones
C) had close friends who were deceased
D) didn't believe in any form of afterlife

Question 11

Autoscopic is the term for having __________ when being near-death.

A) no sensations
B) blindness
C) an out-of-body experience
D) an inability to speak

Question 12

Some who have had near-death experiences report that they met a powerful spiritual being. This entity is referred to as the __________.

A) guide to the afterlife
B) gatekeeper of heaven
C) leader
D) being of light

Question 13

The extremely vivid reliving of life experiences, and revelation of their impact on the life of others, during the near-death experience is called the __________.

A) replaying of life
B) panoramic life review
C) inventory of experience
D) life renewed

Question 14

Reluctance to return is one of the core elements of near-death experience and is described as __________.

A) being reluctant to return to the God from which one first came
B) feeling a transformation of personality
C) being greeted by a being of light
D) being told one must return to life and not wanting to

Question 15

Some who experience near-death describe horror, terror, anger, and loneliness. This is referred to as __________.

A) distressing near-death experiences
B) negative near-death experiences
C) true near death experiences
D) darkened death

Question 16

The experience of being cut off and completely alone in absolute emptiness is referred to as __________.

A) loss
B) the darkness
C) drifting
D) voided

Question 17

Kübler-Ross was criticized for her __________.

A) use of children in research
B) controversial denial of an afterlife
C) unscientific views of what happens after we die
D) experiences with death

Question 18

Kübler-Ross claimed that people who were close to death often reported __________.

A) seeing angels and deceased relatives
B) seeing flashing lights and a tunnel
C) seeing nothing but a void
D) hearing voices that comforted them

Question 19

The metaphor of the butterfly and the cocoon was how __________ explained the three stages that unfold at the moment of death.

A) Raymond Moody
B) Michael Sabom
C) Kübler-Ross
D) Karl Jansen

Question 20

Many scientists don't agree with the accounts of those experiencing near-death experiences because they argue that they are too __________ and __________.

A) objective, verifiable
B) subjective, unverifiable
C) different, unreliable
D) unscientific, fantastical

Question 21

Some argue that the near-death accounts of people are simply __________.

A) neurotransmitters in the brain shutting down
B) blood flooding the brain
C) the first stage in a longer process
D) nothing more than the end of life

Question 22

Some scientists argue that the "tunnel and light experience" is caused by the effect of oxygen deprivation or __________.

A) hallucinations
B) the right temporal lobe
C) endorphins
D) cortical disinhibition

Question 23

The neuropsychological explanation of the near-death experience accounts for the experiences as being __________.

A) part of the process of socialization
B) due to the process of the dying brain
C) a subjective experience
D) different for everyone

Question 24

The socially constructed meaning of the near-death phenomenon is referred to as the __________.

A) psychosocial explanation
B) neuropsychological explanation
C) cortical disinhibition theory
D) ketamine theory

Question 25

The assertion that near-death experiences are an adaptive mechanism that function to help the human race cope with death claims that near-death experiences are part of __________.

A) everyday life
B) modern socialization
C) evolution
D) denial of death

Question 26

Explain how the Semitic conception of hell changed through exposure to different religious reformers and conquerors throughout ancient history.

Question 27

What is the Christian tradition of the afterlife and how has it changed over time? How is it different in the old and new testaments?

Question 28

What are the core elements of the near-death experience? How do these experiences contribute to the transformation of those that have them?

Question 29

How are distressing near-death experiences different from near-death experiences? How would you describe the impact of both of these on individuals who experience them?

Question 30

Compare the scientific view of near-death experience and the views and research of Kübler-Ross. Specifically, what are the neuropsychological and psychosocial types of scientific explanation?