Losing a marital partner through death is called what?

• A. Informal education
• B. Sudden loss
• C. Death of a spouse
• D. Anticipated loss

Answer: (C)

This question tests how we name the event of losing a marital partner due to death. The most precise term is the death of a spouse, which directly states who was lost and what happened. Other options don’t fit because they describe types or timing of loss (informal education is unrelated, sudden loss is about timing, anticipated loss is about expectation) rather than identifying the specific event. After this loss, people may experience bereavement, and the surviving partner is commonly described as a widow or widower, but the event itself is simply the death of a spouse.