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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did some of the nurses avoid tending to patients who were terminally ill?
(a) They did not like to be dragged down by depressed patients.
(b) They were afraid of getting sick.
(c) They did not want a patient to die while they were in the room.
(d) They felt their time was wasted on people who were dying.

2. What do some men do when their wives fall ill to a terminal illness?
(a) Revert to children.
(b) Try desperately to find a second opinion and a possible cure.
(c) Quit their jobs, and cling to their wives.
(d) Find a reason to be unfaithful.

3. What point was reiterated in the story of Mr. and Mrs. W.?
(a) That we should pay more attention to the patient's wishes than our own.
(b) That over-stimulation is harmful to the acceptance process.
(c) That closure is an important process in the dying process.
(d) That too much communication can be harmful.

4. What does Kubler-Ross state that most terminal patients hope to be?
(a) A role model of strength.
(b) Their doctor's favorite patient.
(c) A beacon of hope to others.
(d) An exception to the norm.

5. What is usually the real miracle for a terminal patient?
(a) Being grateful.
(b) Finding acceptance.
(c) Being healed.
(d) Seeing how many people their lives have touched.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cicely Saunders think is the most important thing for doctors to do with their terminally ill patients?

2. What does Kubler-Ross state is the key for peace in most terminal patients and their families?

3. Why is Kubler-Ross so shocked at American's inability to accept death?

4. What comfort did the dentist find while facing his death?

5. What does Kubler-Ross say that we are really denying when we refuse to accept a terminal illness in someone we love?

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