Death & Death Rituals Quiz

What is the main function of funeral rituals?

• To channel expressions of grief

• To protect the living from the dead

• To protect the fate of the soul

• All of the above

What is one of the purposes of cremation?

• To prevent the soul from returning

• To preserve the body

• To consume the dead

Which culture practices endocannibalistic anthropophagy?

• Ancient Egyptians

• Tibetans

• Murngin

• Yanomamö

What things are considered first-class relics in Catholicism?

• Objects associated with martyrdom

• Objects that touched first- or second-class relics

• Objects made sacred by being in close proximity to saints

• Bodies or parts of bodies of holy people

What are stupas in Buddhism?

• Monuments made for safeguarding relics

• Containers for relics

• Objects that touched first- or second-class relics

• Objects made sacred by being in close proximity to saints

Which celebration of the dead was adapted and eventually celebrated as Halloween in America today?

• Obon

• Dia de los Muertos

• Samhain

• All Saints Day

What is the most common way to dispose of a body during a death ritual?

• Secondary burials

• Cannibalism

• Cremation

• Burials

What practice that began in the 1840's drastically changed the way people in the U.S. dealt with death rituals and body disposal?

• Exposure

• Mummification

• Embalming

• Cannibalism