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1. You see a statue of an angel holding an anchor. What does the anchor mean?
2. You come across a tombstone in the shape of a broken column. What is the significance?
3. A very popular form of statuary up until the mid-20th century was the urn, often draped with a cloth. What did this mean?
4. Many cemeteries in New England are filled with stones bearing the image of an hourglass with wings. What was the stonecutter trying to convey?
5. Ivy is still a common decoration on headstones today. What is its meaning?
6. Which of these signifies death or mortality?
7. Many plants and flowers were used in cemetery art. What is signified by a sheaf of wheat?
8. When you see a disembodied hand pointing upward, what is the meaning?
9. What does it mean if the disembodied hand is pointing down?
10. Instead of just one hand you see two, clasped as if in a handshake. This means:
11. Birds are a common form of cemetery art. A bird in flight means:
12. What does a crown symbolize?
13. A weeping willow tree was a common decoration in the early part of the 19th century. What was its meaning?
14. You find a stone carved to resemble a tree trunk. This means:
15. A wreath symbolizes:
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