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

2. Which organs were NOT being harvested from H?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Heart.
(c) Kidneys.
(d) Liver.

3. What was the original advantage of cremation when it was first advocated?
(a) Less pollution.
(b) Sterile.
(c) More efficient.
(d) Cheaper.

4. How does Mary Roach say the modern medical community feels about the definition of death as brain death?
(a) Partisan.
(b) Fractious.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Unequivocal.

5. What was Destot's space?
(a) The space from which a person's last gasp comes when crucified.
(b) The area around the facial features in the Shroud of Turin.
(c) The place in the wrist where a nail could support a person's weight.
(d) The space between a person and their clothes, which allows them to lose their clothing in an airline disaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jean Baptiste Vincent Laborde attempt?

2. When was the first crematory built?

3. How did Barbet test his skepticism?

4. What did father Armaillhac want to prove about the Shroud of Turin?

5. What ingredient is used in water reduction?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Duncan McDougal try to measure?

5. What is plastination?

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

7. Which were the best mummies for medicinal uses?

8. Describe the procedure in which H was opened.

9. How are animals disposed of at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, in Mary Roach's account?

10. What belief did Georges Martin try to debunk?

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