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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what had the patient in chapter VI been repressing grief?
(a) His strained relationship with his wife.
(b) The death of his daughter.
(c) The death of his parents.
(d) His strained relationship with his parents.

2. What is the most effective way to help a depressed patient, according to Kubler-Ross?
(a) Speak extensively of religious beliefs.
(b) Allow time for contemplative silence.
(c) Describe the family doing well without them.
(d) Visit often for long lengths of time.

3. What does Kubler-Ross say we should pay the closest attention to about a terminal patient?
(a) His or her family.
(b) His or her pain.
(c) His or her feelings.
(d) His or her fear.

4. What does Kubler-Ross say that most American doctors are afraid to do?
(a) Lose a patient on their watch.
(b) Tell family members that a loved one is dying.
(c) Admit to a patient that he or she will die.
(d) Accept that they, themselves, could die from an illness.

5. When should a doctor discuss death with a terminal patient?
(a) When there is a definite timespan.
(b) When family is present to offer support.
(c) Long before it arrives.
(d) When there is no other option.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Kubler-Ross wish we could return?

2. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?

3. What is the fastest way to strip terminal patients of their dignity?

4. Who are described by Kubler-Ross as the "most desperate of all'?

5. For what did the nun become an advocate?

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