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1. The definition of death:
a. varies within and between cultures.
b. is the same for everyone within a culture.
c. is the same across all cultures.
d. never changes.
ANSWER: a
2. Jac is living in Ghana and is said to be dying a “good death.” This means that he:
a. is in his teens.
b. has made peace with his friends and family.
c. will take his own life.
d. has sacrificed an animal to the “god of the living.”
ANSWER: b
3. When a death occurs, ____ traditionally cover the mirrors in the house.
a. Muscogee Creek tribes people
b. Orthodox Jews
c. Greeks
d. Cubans
ANSWER: b
4. The study of death, dying, grief, bereavement, and social attitudes toward these issues is called:
a. mourning.
b. thanatology.
c. psychology.
d. the life span of death.
ANSWER: b
5. The rituals of the Muscogee Creek tribe include digging graves by hand and throwing a handful of dirt onto
the grave before covering it. What do tribe members call the act of throwing a handful of dirt onto the grave?
a. “Ritual burying”
b. The “final meal”
c. The “magic touch”
d. A “farewell handshake”
ANSWER: d
6. Which man-made structure BEST illustrates the variations in the customs surrounding death?
a. The White House in Washington D.C.
b. Sears Tower in Chicago
c. The Taj Mahal in India
d. The Colosseum in Rome
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ANSWER: c
7. Who is clinically dead?
a. John, who is not responsive to pain
b. Naomi, who is not breathing and whose heart is not beating
c. Helga, who exhibits no cortical functioning
d. John, Naomi, and Helga would all be considered clinically dead.
ANSWER: b
8. After an accident, Steve’s heart is not beating and he has stopped breathing. Steve is:
a. whole-brain dead.
b. mourning.
c. in a persistent vegetative state.
d. clinically dead.
ANSWER: d
9. The permanent stoppage of all brainstem reflexes is one of the criteria for:
a. clinical death.
b. euthanasia.
c. whole-brain death.
d. death as a mystery.
ANSWER: c
10. When attempting to determine if someone is “whole-brain dead,” a physician would be LEAST likely to
ask:
a. “Do the brain cells still contain neurotransmitters?”
b. “Does the body respond to a pinprick?”
c. “Has there been any movement for the past hour?”
d. “Is the person in a coma?”
ANSWER: a
11. Susan’s cortical functioning has ceased, but her brain stem is still active. Susan would be BEST described
as:
a. in a persistent vegetative state.
b. whole-brain dead.
c. clinically dead.
d. consciously aware.
ANSWER: a
12. A person in a persistent vegetative state would be:
a. considered clinically dead.
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b. capable of keeping their heart beating without consciousness.
c. able to engage in primitive thought.
d. considered whole-brain dead.
ANSWER: b
13. Which person is struggling MOST with a bioethical issue?
a. Edward, who is trying to make a decision about turning off his wife’s life-support machine.
b. Charles, who is in a persistent vegetative state
c. Henry, whose wife recently died from cancer
d. Arthur, who is giving a “farewell handshake”
ANSWER: a
14. Individuals in permanent comas or persistent vegetative states:
a. are considered dead, both clinically and according to the whole-brain standard of death.
b. are considered dead by the clinical, but not the whole-brain, standard of death.
c. will not regain consciousness, but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death.
d. will regain consciousness, but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death.
ANSWER: c
15. Dr. Axle teaches bioethics. What lecture title would be MOST representative of his field?
a. “The Reliability of the Electroencephalogram”
b. “Pupillary Responses in Rats”
c. “Mercy Killing: Legal or Illegal?”
d. “Axons and Dendrites: Synaptic Partners”
ANSWER: c
16. Dr. Rahman has made a career out of studying mercy killing and new surgical options to extend life. She is
MOST likely interested in:
a. grief.
b. death as a statistic.
c. bioethics.
d. death as an object.
ANSWER: c
17. Bioethics concerns the interface between human values and technological advances in:
a. philosophy.
b. health and life sciences.
c. religion.
d. computer science.
ANSWER: b
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Development A Life-
Span View 8 Edition By
th
Robert Kail, John
Cavanaugh (All
Chapters 1-16, 100%
Original Verified, A+
Grade)
All Chapters Arranged
Reverse.
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 16
1. The definition of death:
a. varies within and between cultures.
b. is the same for everyone within a culture.
c. is the same across all cultures.
d. never changes.
ANSWER: a
2. Jac is living in Ghana and is said to be dying a “good death.” This means that he:
a. is in his teens.
b. has made peace with his friends and family.
c. will take his own life.
d. has sacrificed an animal to the “god of the living.”
ANSWER: b
3. When a death occurs, ____ traditionally cover the mirrors in the house.
a. Muscogee Creek tribes people
b. Orthodox Jews
c. Greeks
d. Cubans
ANSWER: b
4. The study of death, dying, grief, bereavement, and social attitudes toward these issues is called:
a. mourning.
b. thanatology.
c. psychology.
d. the life span of death.
ANSWER: b
5. The rituals of the Muscogee Creek tribe include digging graves by hand and throwing a handful of dirt onto
the grave before covering it. What do tribe members call the act of throwing a handful of dirt onto the grave?
a. “Ritual burying”
b. The “final meal”
c. The “magic touch”
d. A “farewell handshake”
ANSWER: d
6. Which man-made structure BEST illustrates the variations in the customs surrounding death?
a. The White House in Washington D.C.
b. Sears Tower in Chicago
c. The Taj Mahal in India
d. The Colosseum in Rome
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ANSWER: c
7. Who is clinically dead?
a. John, who is not responsive to pain
b. Naomi, who is not breathing and whose heart is not beating
c. Helga, who exhibits no cortical functioning
d. John, Naomi, and Helga would all be considered clinically dead.
ANSWER: b
8. After an accident, Steve’s heart is not beating and he has stopped breathing. Steve is:
a. whole-brain dead.
b. mourning.
c. in a persistent vegetative state.
d. clinically dead.
ANSWER: d
9. The permanent stoppage of all brainstem reflexes is one of the criteria for:
a. clinical death.
b. euthanasia.
c. whole-brain death.
d. death as a mystery.
ANSWER: c
10. When attempting to determine if someone is “whole-brain dead,” a physician would be LEAST likely to
ask:
a. “Do the brain cells still contain neurotransmitters?”
b. “Does the body respond to a pinprick?”
c. “Has there been any movement for the past hour?”
d. “Is the person in a coma?”
ANSWER: a
11. Susan’s cortical functioning has ceased, but her brain stem is still active. Susan would be BEST described
as:
a. in a persistent vegetative state.
b. whole-brain dead.
c. clinically dead.
d. consciously aware.
ANSWER: a
12. A person in a persistent vegetative state would be:
a. considered clinically dead.
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b. capable of keeping their heart beating without consciousness.
c. able to engage in primitive thought.
d. considered whole-brain dead.
ANSWER: b
13. Which person is struggling MOST with a bioethical issue?
a. Edward, who is trying to make a decision about turning off his wife’s life-support machine.
b. Charles, who is in a persistent vegetative state
c. Henry, whose wife recently died from cancer
d. Arthur, who is giving a “farewell handshake”
ANSWER: a
14. Individuals in permanent comas or persistent vegetative states:
a. are considered dead, both clinically and according to the whole-brain standard of death.
b. are considered dead by the clinical, but not the whole-brain, standard of death.
c. will not regain consciousness, but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death.
d. will regain consciousness, but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death.
ANSWER: c
15. Dr. Axle teaches bioethics. What lecture title would be MOST representative of his field?
a. “The Reliability of the Electroencephalogram”
b. “Pupillary Responses in Rats”
c. “Mercy Killing: Legal or Illegal?”
d. “Axons and Dendrites: Synaptic Partners”
ANSWER: c
16. Dr. Rahman has made a career out of studying mercy killing and new surgical options to extend life. She is
MOST likely interested in:
a. grief.
b. death as a statistic.
c. bioethics.
d. death as an object.
ANSWER: c
17. Bioethics concerns the interface between human values and technological advances in:
a. philosophy.
b. health and life sciences.
c. religion.
d. computer science.
ANSWER: b
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