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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 9, Dealing with Your Mind and Emotions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group of people does Schwartz describe as the least likely to ask for help?
(a) Senior citizens.
(b) Middle-aged men and women.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

2. Acknowledging all feelings is going to cause one to realize what information about their loved ones?
(a) Their love for you.
(b) Their undying compassion.
(c) Your own appreciation for them.
(d) How much they all really care about you.

3. The best way for Schwartz to express loss is by __________.
(a) Not talking about the issue.
(b) Crying.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Going to therapy.

4. What does Schwartz describe as the most difficult event in relating to others?
(a) Changing how you feel.
(b) Changing how you behave.
(c) Telling others about your disease.
(d) Telling others about your past.

5. Schwartz states that even though one is ______ it does not mean that friendships cannot still be developed.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Scared.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Schwartz refer to as the most surprising occurrence in beginning of his illness?

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

3. Schwartz struggles most with loss of what natural body function?

4. In Chapter 8, Schwartz explains that when one is sick. one can experience more ______.

5. According to Schwartz, instead of doing what we are capable of doing, what do humans do?

(see the answer key)

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