Understanding Death Quiz

According to the text, why do many religions have a special presiding deity responsible for death?

• Because they believe death is a natural phenomenon

• Because they believe God is the immediate cause of death

• Because they believe in the power of love to guide divine decision-making

• Because they believe in the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death

What is the primary reason given in the text for why human beings die?

• External forces crushing them

• Inherent vulnerability and frailty

• Divine intervention

• Old age

What is the metaphor used in the text to explain why all material things eventually disintegrate or corrode?

• A flower blooming and dying

• A shoe wearing out

• An iron bar rusting

• A mountain eroding

What is the role of the Brahman-Vishnu-Siva triad in Hinduism according to the text?

• Creators of life

• All of the above

• Preservers of life

• Destroyers of life

What is the common belief in Christianity regarding the cause of death?

• God the Father is responsible for death

• The Greek fates control death

• Divine providence arranges for death

• Death is a natural phenomenon

What is the comparison made in the text between human life and the life of the universe?

• Human life is insignificant compared to the vastness of the universe

• Human life follows a cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death, similar to the universe

• Human life is fragile, like a flower, while the universe is everlasting

• Human life is eternal, while the universe is temporary

What is the philosophical stance presented in the text regarding divine intervention in causing death?

• God directly causes death as punishment

• Divine intervention is necessary for death to occur

• Divine providence arranges for secondary causes to cause death

• There is no need to postulate divine intervention for death to happen

What is the main reason given in the text for why human beings die according to the law of matter?

• Because of external forces crushing them

• Because of inherent vulnerability and frailty

• Because of divine intervention

• Because of the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death

What is the significance of the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death in the text?

• It symbolizes the impermanence of life

• It represents the eternal nature of human existence

• It highlights the power of divine intervention

• It signifies the immortality of the soul

How does the text explain the relationship between human life and the universe?

• Human life is everlasting like the universe

• Human life is insignificant compared to the vastness of the universe

• Human life is controlled by the universe

• Human life is the cause of the universe