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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Understanding Where You Are Now, Chapter 3, Grieving for Your Losses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Schwartz, sufferers should ask friends and family in advance for a ______.
(a) Daily phone call.
(b) Positive outlook.
(c) Daily hug.
(d) Compassionate nudge.

2. What method does Schwartz use to express his feelings about the progress of his disease?
(a) He video tapes himself.
(b) He writes the feelings down or talks into a tape recorder.
(c) He asks friends and family to write down his thoughts.
(d) His friends keep a journal for Morrie.

3. According to Schwartz, what is the most constant feeling one has when in declining health?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Depression.

4. Even though Schwartz is not able to dance when he hears music, he is described as still being able to ______.
(a) Play the piano.
(b) Sing along with the music.
(c) Enjoy music.
(d) Play the guitar.

5. According to Schwartz, whom do we respect with grief so we can do the same for ourselves?
(a) Our close relatives.
(b) The dead.
(c) Acquaintances.
(d) Our pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Morrie Schwartz is a professor of what subject?

2. Before being diagnosed with ALS, what other disease kept Schwartz from physical activity?

3. What action does Schwartz ask his friends and family to perform when he is feeling up or down?

4. Schwartz states that there will be times when one is psychologically ________ due to one's illness.

5. What is the second vital step that Schwartz describes in Chapter 1?

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