Question About The Survivor Title

ok, i plan on making a Canthan warrior and going for the survivor title, but i have one question. During the tutorial on Shing Jea, when the instructor kills you to show how res shrines work, does that count as a death?

No, it shouldn't. Refer to this guide:

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Survivor_title_guide

You still get the rewards if you skip the quest...

k, thanks, i can always just choose "skip" instead.

Keep in mind /resign doesn't count either. I know because i just got survivor on my new sin