A _____ is an ancient tradition of devotional praying in Christianity, consisting of private or public prayers repeated for nine successive days after the burial of a loved one.

This period called _____, (literally means “seven”) is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives who stay at home and receive condolence calls.

The _____ is a group of specially trained Jews who care for the body and prepare it for burial. Men handle male bodies and women prepare female bodies; modesty is preserved even in death.

Members of a _____ culture do not like to think about, talk about, or acknowledge death as an inevitable reality.  While logically they understand that they will all die someday, it is generally a topic that is uncomfortable, and avoided as much as possible.

Abstract artworks are work where the forms are purposefully simplified, fragmented, or otherwise distorted.

A shade is darker than a color hue’s normal value

A tint is lighter that a color hue’s normal value.

The identification, description and interpretation of subject matter in art, usually through symbolism is called

Bonus question: Meret Oppenheim’s Fur-covered Cup, Saucer, and Spoon is an example of what visual element?

Another word for the theme of depicting scenes of everyday life is