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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Schwartz, what emotion results from being unable to act on an impulse to achieve an objective?
2. What does Schwartz have to learn to control to avoid falling?
3. What are the hardest opposites to handle, as described in Chapter 4?
4. Which vigorous, physical activity did Schwartz enjoy before he was diagnosed with ALS?
5. Schwartz informs his readers to not become so _____ with one's body.
Short Essay Questions
1. Morrie spends a lot of time discussing forgiveness. Explain the concept of forgiveness, as it is presented in Chapter 5.
2. In Chapter 4, Morrie explains the importance of developing peace. Describe the importance of finding peace for one experiencing declining health.
3. In Chapter 5, Morrie discusses a relationship that he had with a colleague. Explain this relationship and the outcome.
4. In Chapter 5, Morrie stresses the importance of healing past relationships. Describe which past relationships should be focused on and why.
5. 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.
6. In Chapter 3, the importance of family and friends in relation to grief is explained. Discuss the connection.
7. Explain the importance of dancing in the life of Schwartz, as explained in Chapter 2.
8. Explain what Morrie describes as the most difficult concept to handle when in declining health.
9. Using text from Chapter 4, discuss how Morrie explains contradictory feelings.
10. In Chapter 1, Morrie Schwartz is described. Describe Schwartz's occupation and what major contribution he made to the world of psychology.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 5, the subject of reviewing and learning from the past is presented. Morrie explains that one should be able to reminisce about the past, but one must struggle not to live in the past. Explain in detail how Morrie describes the method of living an intricate balance between simply reminiscing and completely living in the past.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 6, Schwartz discusses the sociologist Erving Goffman. Explain the importance that Goffman plays in helping Schwartz describe how to maintain an active involvement in life.
Essay Topic 3
Describe how Morrie feels about death. What makes his beliefs about death so different from common opinion? Morrie states that the best way to live well is to be prepared to die. Explain what Morrie means by this statement. Use information from the text for support.
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