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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?
(a) We understand when others we do not know die but refuse to accept that anyone in our circle could possibly pass away.
(b) We find it unfathomable for someone to survive a horrific car accident, only to come home and be killed by a silly disease.
(c) We find it unfathomable for someone to go to war and survive on the front lines, only to come home and be killed in a car accident.
(d) We can hear stories of accidental deaths and murders every day, but we never expect that to happen to us.

2. Why was Mrs. W. unable to reach the stage of acceptance when she was ready?
(a) She died suddenly.
(b) Her children were too upset.
(c) She felt guilty.
(d) Her husband would not let her.

3. How does Kubler-Ross say Americans view death?
(a) As a reason to pull away from people we love in order to avoid pain.
(b) As the end of hope.
(c) As an ending and cessation.
(d) As a negative and malicious thing that takes our loved ones away.

4. What usually follows denial in the grieving process?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Hope.
(c) Anger.
(d) Despair.

5. What was one woman in chapter IX afraid of before she died?
(a) Her family would forget her.
(b) Worms.
(c) Hell.
(d) Her unrepented sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creates the greatest amount of stress for a terminal patient?

2. At what age are children able to start understanding the biological process of death?

3. What has taken away a great deal of comfort for those struggling with a terminal illness, according to Kubler-Ross?

4. How is the courageous female patient using her denial stage, according to Kubler-Ross?

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

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