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Diagnosis: Death!

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Diagnosis Death game quiz
"All cultures have practices and rituals that relate to death and dying. They are many and varied. This will be a quiz on the different death rituals practiced by different cultures at different times in history."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. What kind of death ritual almost wiped out the Fore tribe of Papua New Guinea in the mid 20th century?
    Self- Immolation by widows
    Dumping the deceased into the local spring
    Keeping the deceased inside the communal hut until the next full moon for burial
    Cannibalism


2. Suttee, the funeral practice of having the widow of a deceased man burned to death on his funeral pyre, is found in branches of which religious culture?
    Aztec
    Shinto
    Hinduism
    Mormon


3. In the ancient Roman death and funeral culture, extensive use of something called a columbarium was seen. What is a columbarium?
    Horse drawn funeral carriage
    Fine linen wrapping used to tightly bind the deceased
    Sweet herb used as incense during funerals
    Storage for cremated ashes


4. The Norse culture often used which of the following items in their death and funerary rituals?
    Spears
    Marble beads
    Caribou antlers
    Ships


5. In ancient Hawaii, after much feasting, most people were laid to rest in which of the following locations?
    Volcano
    Mummified in some of the tallest trees on the islands
    Underground grave
    Ocean


6. In what modern country did the Bo civilization inter their deceased in a solid wood coffin that was then suspended on the side of a limestone cliff?
    Yemen
    China
    Belize
    Ireland


7. Tibet sky burial was practiced for many years. In this practice the deceased was ritually dissected and left as an offering to which animal?
    Kudu
    Musk ox
    Vulture
    Tiger


8. This culture once believed that there was no natural death. Anyone who died or was dying was being murdered. What cultural group would question everyone in the tribal community to make sure that they were not responsible for the death of the deceased?
    The Karen
    The Olmec
    The Inuit
    The Aborigine


9. In September of 2009, Lonnie Holloway of Saluda, South Carolina was interred with what unusual piece of personal property?
    His 1973 Pontiac Catalina
    His 2001 Winnebago
    His 1985 Piper Cub
    His 1969 Harley Davidson


10. There is a religion that will disinter the bodies of those they believe to be very holy years after they are interred. Which world religion will put these bodies in elaborate glass caskets and display them to the public?
    Buddhist
    Rastafarian
    Shinto
    Catholic


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