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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 4, Reaching Acceptance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Schwartz refer to as the most surprising occurrence in beginning of his illness?
(a) Losing the ability to see.
(b) Losing the ability to hear.
(c) Losing the ability to swallow and speak.
(d) Losing the ability to walk.

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

3. Morrie Schwartz is a professor of what subject?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Social psychology.
(c) World history.
(d) Organic chemistry.

4. Schwartz states that you should be honest about what to those around you?
(a) When your doctor gives you a bad prognosis.
(b) When you are in a bad mood.
(c) When you are feeling worse.
(d) When your doctor gives an estimation of how much time one has left.

5. Schwartz states the important point that when one grieves for what has been lost, it is also important to _____.
(a) Cherish what remains.
(b) Focus on what lies ahead.
(c) Remember the past.
(d) Try to forget one's declining health.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Schwartz, what is the most constant feeling one has when in declining health?

2. Presumably, what occurrence will be counteracted by the peace one cultivates?

3. Schwartz recognizes that _____ are associated with the more difficult periods of the disease.

4. In Chapter 4, what kind of peace does Schwartz encourage the sufferer to cultivate?

5. What does Schwartz have to learn to control to avoid falling?

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