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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Barbet skeptical about?
(a) The notion that crucifixion kills a man by asphyxiation.
(b) The ability of a crucified person to reposition himself.
(c) The blood patterns on the Shroud of Turin.
(d) The weight-bearing ability of a nail through the palm.

2. What is a mellified man used for?
(a) Topical application for wounded limbs.
(b) Gastric disorders.
(c) Spiritual uses.
(d) Acne.

3. What are brains in brain banks kept in?
(a) Formaldehyde.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Acetone.
(d) Freezer bags.

4. When did Father Armaillhac subject the Shroud of Turin to scientific study?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1914.

5. Why were skeletons no longer procured from there?
(a) Because regulations were imposed on shipping human remains.
(b) Authorities found out that children were being murdered for the trade.
(c) Because human rights groups objected.
(d) Because the packing and labeling practices were poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is anastomosis?

2. What did Dr. Duncan McDougal try to measure?

3. What did attempts to determine death typically entail, before modern science?

4. Who is Kevin McCabe?

5. What kind of mummies were sold in 18th century Alexandria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is plastination?

2. What is the accepted standard for death in the medical community, according to Mary Roach?

3. What did Dr. Robert White do with a monkey brain, and what was Mary Roach's question for Dr. Robert White?

4. What was Frederick Zugibe's test and his conclusion?

5. What does Mary Roach say she ultimately wants to do with her body?

6. What was Father Armailhac's request for scientific study?

7. What test did French physician Brown-Sequard perform?

8. Who was Dr. Joseph Guillotin and what was his opinion about the ethics of decapitation as a method of execution?

9. What was H being used for at the UCSF Medical Center when Mary Roach was observing?

10. What does Mary Roach find is the Catholic perspective on composting human remains?

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