Author Question: Which of these statements regarding historical practices outside the United States is true? a. ... (Read 37 times)

CharlieWard · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

Which of these statements regarding historical practices outside the United States is true?

a. Anthropologists have discovered a few civilizations where the people do not recognize death with a funeral.
b. The Bible records the fact that physicians embalmed the body of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob.
c. The Egyptian embalming process was a secret method of preservation.
d. None of the above.

Question 2

Which of these statements regarding cremation practices in the United States is false?

a. Cremation is always less expensive than earth burial because one does not have the expense of a cemetery lot and the funeral service.
b. Approximately one-half of funerals in the United States involve cremation.
c. When a body is cremated, the remains look very much like ashes that can be found in a fireplace.
d. All of the above.