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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When should a doctor discuss death with a terminal patient?
(a) Long before it arrives.
(b) When there is no other option.
(c) When there is a definite timespan.
(d) When family is present to offer support.

2. For what did the nun become an advocate?
(a) Patients whose needs were not being met.
(b) Religious rights of terminal patients.
(c) Social workers in the hospitals.
(d) Research of terminal illness.

3. What does the courageous female patient equate with death?
(a) Idleness.
(b) Lying.
(c) Losing hope.
(d) Complaining.

4. Why was Mrs. W. unable to reach the stage of acceptance when she was ready?
(a) Her husband would not let her.
(b) She died suddenly.
(c) She felt guilty.
(d) Her children were too upset.

5. How is the courageous female patient using her denial stage, according to Kubler-Ross?
(a) As a convenience until it is time to die.
(b) As a platform to serve.
(c) As a way to make her doctor's jobs easier.
(d) As a way to forget about death altogether.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third stage of grief?

2. What comfort did the dentist find while facing his death?

3. Who finally recognized and diagnosed the nun's disease?

4. For what did the dentist have hope?

5. What is the fourth stage of grief?

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