Suicide Literally Means "Killing of Oneself

question 23

Multiple Choice

Suicide literally means "killing of oneself." If that is all one uses to define suicide, which of the following would not be an act of suicide?

• A) while playing "Russian roulette," shooting oneself fatally in the head
• B) bungee jumping that results in one's death
• C) while high on drugs, believing one can fly, thus walking off a cliff and falling to one's death
• D) driving a race car which crashes and results in death
• E) none of these

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