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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Getting to Where You Want to Be, Chapter 11, Considering Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fourth aspect of the coping with illness that Schwartz suggests to his readers?
(a) Friends and family must be told about the illness.
(b) One must accept that their life is coming to an end.
(c) One must never be afraid to ask for help.
(d) Basic tasks are going to become more difficult.

2. Schwartz refers to what sociologist when discussing social roles?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Max Weber.
(d) Erving Goffman.

3. Before being diagnosed with ALS, what other disease kept Schwartz from physical activity?
(a) Osteoporosis.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Pulmonary fibrosis.
(d) Asthma.

4. Schwartz tells the story that he regrets being mean towards whom?
(a) His father.
(b) A close, family friend.
(c) A colleague.
(d) His wife.

5. In Chapter 8, Schwartz explains that one in declining health should find a way to maintain ______.
(a) Relationships.
(b) Communication.
(c) Privacy.
(d) Friendships.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Schwartz explains that it is easy to feel ____ when ill.

2. Schwartz explains that you should accept some doubts about your capacity to perform what action?

3. In Chapter 4, Schwartz explains that one's feelings are going to become _______.

4. When Schwartz first learned of his sickness, what did he decide to start?

5. Schwartz explains that even though one is losing control over the body, one can still retain control over ______.

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