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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do children at age three view death?
(a) Temporary.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Permanent.
(d) Natural.

2. What is the name of the man in chapter IX who was unable to let his wife die and was keeping her from reaching the stage of acceptance?
(a) Mr. R.
(b) Mr. O.
(c) Mr. P.
(d) Mr. M.

3. How was the patient in chapter VI described by the medical staff?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Uncommunicative.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Angry.

4. Who finally recognized and diagnosed the nun's disease?
(a) A patient with the same disease.
(b) She did, after reading about it.
(c) Her psychiatrist.
(d) Another nurse in the hospital she at which she worked.

5. What is the fifth stage of grief?
(a) Anger.
(b) Bargaining.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the one doctor so hostile towards Kubler-Ross and her seminars?

2. How does Kubler-Ross say others should react to the denial of a terminal patient?

3. Why is the mother of the very small girl unhappy with the doctors who are treating her?

4. Who were the doctors of the patients who did not request the seminars with Kubler-Ross and her team?

5. What has caused us to fear a violent and catastrophic death, according to Kubler-Ross?

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