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(1) Do you regard the prospect of your own death 



(A) with indifference, (B) with dislike, (c) with dread, 

 or (D) with inexpressible horror ? 



(2) If you entertain any fear of death at all, is the 

 cause of it (A) prospect of bodily suffering only, (B) 

 dread of the unknown, (c) idea of loneliness and 

 separation from friends, or (D) in addition to all or 

 any of these, a peculiar horror of an indescribable 

 kind? 



(3) Is the state of your belief with regard to a 

 future life that of (A) virtual conviction that there is 

 a future life, (B) suspended judgment inclining to- 

 wards such belief, (c) suspended judgment inclining 

 against such belief, or (D) virtual conviction that 

 there is no such life ? 



(4) Is your religious belief, if any, (A) of a vivid 

 order, or (B) without much practical influence on 

 your life and conduct ? 



(5) Is your temperament naturally of (A) a 

 courageous or (B) of a timid order as regards the 

 prospect of bodily pain or mental distress ? 



(6) More generally, do you regard your own dis- 

 position as (A) strong, determined, and self-reliant ; 



(B) nervous, shrinking, and despondent ; or (c) medium 

 in this respect ? 



(7) Should you say that in your character the 

 intellectual or the emotional predominates ? Does 

 your intellect incline to abstract or concrete ways of 

 thought ? Is it theoretical, practical, or both ? Are 

 your emotions of the tender or heroic order, or both ? 

 Are your tastes in any way artistic, and, if so, in what 

 way, and with what strength ? 



(8) What is your age or occupation ? Can you 

 trace any change in your feelings with regard to death 



