Behavioral Quiz

I Multiple Choice (25 points) answers.

1. Funerals were invented:
   a) In the late 1800s.
   b) In the middle ages
   c) At the time of Christ
   d) In the Neanderthal period
   e) None of the above
2. Which of the following examples illustrates the cosmological purpose of funerals?
   a) Viewing the corpse
   b) Providing lessons of life during the eulogy
   c) Bringing the bereaved together
   d) Sharing a meal with family
   e) None of the above
3. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding funerals?
   a) The bereaved are the focus in sacred death.
   b) The deceased is the focus in sacred death.
   c) Modern medicine’s ability to reduce childhood diseases led to the era of avoided death.
   d) Furniture dealers have served as casket providers.
   e) Death professionals emerged in the era of secular death.
4. The wake, a practice of sitting with the body from death to burial to keep evil spirits away, was brought to America by: a) Native Americans
   b) The Chinese
   c) The Irish
   d) Germans
   e) Africans
5. How much does the average funeral cost?
   a) $2,000
   b) $3,200
   c) $3,900
   d) $6,000
   e) $12,500