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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a mellified man used for?

2. What kind of properties does Mary Roach say menstrual blood was thought to have?

3. What does Mary Roach say, in commenting on Frederick Zugibe's work, is the highest office?

4. How did Barbet test his skepticism?

5. What does Mary Roach go to Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital to explore?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a mellified man?

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

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

5. What belief did Georges Martin try to debunk?

6. What did Duncan McDougal try to measure?

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

8. What percentage of cadavers donated to science become anatomy lab dissections?

9. What process is Wiigh-Masak advocating in Sweden?

10. Describe the procedure in which H was opened.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which use of cadavers is most objectionable, in your perspective? Make an argument for one of the uses Mary Roach describes in 'Stiff'.

Essay Topic 2

What is Mary Roach's central concern in 'Stiff'? Her book covers a wide variety of topics regarding dead bodies. What is her central interest--Or is this book a wide-ranging 'exploration' that is not tightly centered on an overarching question or concern?

Essay Topic 3

How has the ability to decide the moment of death affected modern society? Cite a case from the news or from personal experience, in which there was contention over when a person could be considered dead.

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