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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What fantasy will help a person in declining health?
(a) The fantasy of being in heaven.
(b) The fantasy of not being sick anymore.
(c) The fantasy of having infinite time with loved ones.
(d) The fantasy of never dying.
2. What does Schwartz have to learn to control to avoid falling?
(a) His need to get in his car.
(b) His urge to sleepwalk.
(c) His natural implusiveness.
(d) His ability to stand.
3. In Chapter 4, what kind of peace does Schwartz encourage the sufferer to cultivate?
(a) Mental and emotional.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Spiritual and emotional.
4. According to Schwartz, how often should one grieve and mourn for themselves?
(a) Just once.
(b) Never.
(c) Just when family members are present.
(d) Over and over again.
5. What action does Schwartz ask his friends and family to perform when he is feeling up or down?
(a) To keep him in reality.
(b) To keep in touch with him.
(c) To hug him.
(d) To encourage him.
Short Answer Questions
1. Grief is what type of an emotion?
2. How does Schwartz suggest one in declining health deal with anger?
3. According to Schwartz, it is important that the sick ask for ________ from those with whom they have had difficult relationships.
4. Schwartz watches what part of his body deteriorate slowly?
5. Schwartz warns his readers that illness can have what effect on someone's life?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 3, Morrie explains that the act of crying and the emotions that go along with it have helped him to grieve. Discuss his personal experience with this concept.
2. In Chapter 2, Schwartz describes psychological vulnerability. Explain this concept.
3. In Chapter 5, Morrie discusses a relationship that he had with a colleague. Explain this relationship and the outcome.
4. In Chapter 4, the fourth piece of advice that Morrie gives one in declining health involves comfort. Explain this advice.
5. Explain what Morrie describes as the most difficult concept to handle when in declining health.
6. Explain the importance of dancing in the life of Schwartz, as explained in Chapter 2.
7. In Chapter 1, Morrie Schwartz is described. Describe Schwartz's occupation and what major contribution he made to the world of psychology.
8. In Chapter 3, Morrie focuses on grief. Explain his concept of grieving and mourning for yourself and the importance of this concept.
9. In Chapter 1, Schwartz's disease and its signs and symptoms are described. Explain his diagnosis and what is occurring in his body.
10. In Chapter 2, Schwartz discusses the concept of frustration. Explain the importance of frustration as it relates to the way one handles a disease.
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