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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 11, Considering Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Schwartz explains that you must develop a sense of ________ where you can get a perspective on your feelings and thoughts.
(a) A place of serenity .
(b) A happy place.
(c) Privacy.
(d) Emotional space.

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

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

4. Today, what religion does Schwartz find himself drawn to?
(a) Jewish mysticism.
(b) Atheistic views.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Protestant teachings.

5. Chapter 8 is based on being kind to whom?
(a) Doctors and nurses.
(b) Yourself.
(c) Family members.
(d) Close friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Schwartz use to develop a sense of detachment?

2. How does mediation help Schwartz feel?

3. What are the hardest opposites to handle, as described in Chapter 4?

4. Schwartz informs his readers to not become so _____ with one's body.

5. Schwartz explains that you should accept some doubts about your capacity to perform what action?

(see the answer key)

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