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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 5, Reviewing the Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Schwartz, it is crucial that one do things ______ than before.
(a) With more concentration.
(b) With more determination.
(c) Differently.
(d) More slowly.

2. What are the hardest opposites to handle, as described in Chapter 4?
(a) Wanting to walk and be still at the same time.
(b) Wanting to care and be cared for at the same time.
(c) Wanting to live and die at the same time.
(d) Wanting to cry and laugh at the same time.

3. Schwartz explains that many of us are too hard on ourselves for our _____.
(a) Past.
(b) Loved-ones.
(c) Failures.
(d) Prognosis.

4. In Chapter 5, Schwartz describes relationships as being extremely _____.
(a) Easy to handle.
(b) Hard to keep.
(c) Emotionless.
(d) Complex.

5. What fantasy will help a person in declining health?
(a) The fantasy of never dying.
(b) The fantasy of being in heaven.
(c) The fantasy of not being sick anymore.
(d) The fantasy of having infinite time with loved ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Schwartz suggest one in declining health deal with anger?

2. In Chapter 1, Living with Physical Limitation, Schwartz advises the reader that they will first recognize ________.

3. When seeking help with the disease, Schwartz finally decided to talk to whom?

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

5. What action will make the disease better?

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