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26. Which of the following statements is NOT true of industrial society? A. The machines of factories were at the center of society. B. It is run by the internet, science, and technology. C. Wealth is faster compared to the agricultural society. D. Workers do their work away from home. 27. What economic condition promoted the encouragement of accumulation of goods by individual in consumer society? A. Industrialization B. Socialism C. Capitalism D. Agrarian 28. What strategy in consumerism transforms the consumer into more desirable person? A. Organization B. Technology C. Religion D. Advertising 29. What period of history in which consumption started to make a transformation in society? A. Early 20th century B. Mid-20th century C. Late 20th century D. None of the choices 30. Which of the following stages in the development of consumer society which considers the effect in environment due to consumption? A. First stage B. Second stage C. Third stage D. Fourth stage 31. Which of the following stages in the development of consumer society reflects the way in which individual constructed their identities through consumption? A. First stage B. Second stage C. Third stage D. Fourth stage 32. All are common characteristics of death EXCEPT: A. Universality B. Irreversibility C. Functionality D. Causality 33. What characteristic of death refers to a dead person cannot come back to life? A. Universality B. Irreversibility C. Existential D. Functionality 34. In ancient Greece, death is represented by: A. Thanatos B. Hypnos C. Hesiod D. Hades 35. Death is a departure of the soul from the body. This definition is: A. Biological definition B. Cultural definition C. Legal definition D. Religious definition 36. The concept of death as being-towards-death is attributed to: A. Robert Solomon B. Martin Heidegger C. Gabriel Marcel D. Jean-Paul Sartre 37. What is the usual action we tend to do when we are in time of grief because of a departed loved one? A. Withdraw B. Communicate with the beloved C. Mingle with friends to forget the memory of the beloved D. Get along with life and do the regular chores 38. Which of the following dimensions is mourning attributed to: A. Psychological dimension B. Social dimension C. Religious dimension D. Cultural dimension 39. Which of the following characteristics of death is brought about by biological issues? A. Irreversibility B. Nonfunctionality C. Causality D. Existential 40. Which of the following religions is the angel of death CANNOT be found? A. Christianity B. Judaism C. Islam D. Buddhism 41. What is the definition of death where the heart and lungs cease to function? A. Cardiovascular B. Cardiac arrest C. Cardiomyopathy D. Cerebrovascular 42. What is the part of the brain which determine the death of the person? A. Hypthalamus B. Cortex C. Cerebellum D. Neocortex 43. All are purpose of grief EXCEPT: A. To provide an opportunity for the individual and the community to remember previous deaths. B. To alert the individual that this is his/her fate. C. To continue the heritage of the community which one belongs to. D. To offer the individual the reassurance that the community will remember and will go on. 44. Which of the following lessons we will gain from understanding death? A. How to surrender B. How to keep living with loss C. How to measure values worth D. All of the choices 45. What societal problem does immortality offers when only few people can be immortal? A. Poverty B. Sex and violence C. Class conflict D. Population explosion 46. In solo immortality, what problem does immortality offers to an individual who is immortal? A. You can never give yourself to someone. B. You can create unlimited wealth. C. You will exhaust and be bored. D. You will be indifferent to people. 47. Which of the following statements which makes death paradoxical in some ways? I. Death is bad, and not yet bad. II. We are all afraid to die, but death can give meaning to life. III. We hold on to life, but it is essential to let it go. IV. We all die to live in the next life. A. I and III B. II, III, and IV C. I, II, and IV D. I, II, and III 48. Which of the following is the BEST reflection about death? A. All around us is impermanent. B. Death is inevitable. C. In death, we lose everything. D. Death is not real. 49. According to John Fisher, what pleasure does he identified when one experiences them, one tends not to repeat them again? A. Self – exhausting pleasure B. Repeatable pleasure C. Traumatic pleasure D. None of the choices 50. What is the problem offered by narrative immortality to an immortal person? A. We lose our selfhood B. Will limit our memory C. We will be cold to people D. None of the choices
Methinks the statements regarding industrial society doth lay at the heart of societal structure, for the machines of factories doth hold great power and sway over the masses. Verily, 'tis true that industrial society is governed by the internet, science, and technology, paving the way for wealth to accumulate at a swifter pace when compared to the agricultural society of yore. Workers toil away from the hearth and home, their labor fueling the engines of commerce and progress. And as for the economic condition that doth promote the accumulation of goods in consumer society, 'tis none other than capitalism, that noble beast that doth drive the wheels of industry ever forward. But lo, as consumption began its transformation in society, 'twas in the early 20th century that the seeds of change were sown, bearing fruit in the form of a new era of material prosperity. The stages of development in consumer society, each marked by its own unique characteristics, doth reflect the ways in which individuals shape their identities through the act of consumption. And as we ponder the nature of death, we must consider its inevitability, its irreversibility, its functionality - all qualities that remind us of our own mortality. In ancient Greece, death was personified by Thanatos, that dark figure who doth beckon us all into the realm of the unknown. And as we grapple with the concept of death as a departure of the soul from the body, we must ask ourselves - is it a biological, cultural, legal, or religious definition that we seek? The philosophers of old, from Robert Solomon to Martin Heidegger, have pondered the nature of death, each offering their own unique insights into the human experience. And as we mourn the loss of a loved one, we experience grief in all its dimensions - psychological, social, religious, and cultural. But in the face of death, we must also find solace in the lessons it teaches us - how to surrender, how to keep living with loss, how to measure the worth of our values. And as we confront the societal problems that immortality poses, we must consider the paradoxical nature of death itself. For in death, we lose everything, yet we gain a newfound appreciation for the fleeting beauty of life. And so, dear reader, as we grapple with the complexities of death and the mysteries of existence, let us ponder these questions with a sense of wonder and humility, for in the end, it is death that gives meaning to our lives, even as it takes them away."