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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?
(a) We can hear stories of accidental deaths and murders every day, but we never expect that to happen to us.
(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 understand when others we do not know die but refuse to accept that anyone in our circle could possibly pass away.
(d) 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.

2. How many times was the nun admitted to the hospital?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

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

4. What is the most common reaction to learning of a terminal illness?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Denial.

5. Why is Kubler-Ross so shocked at American's inability to accept death?
(a) Our culture has digressed in this area while advancing in many others.
(b) People in Europe handle it much differently.
(c) Americans are so educated.
(d) She did not expect it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is at the core of Kubler-Ross's studies on death and dying?

2. What do some terminal patients never psychologically do before they die?

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

4. What kind of terminal patient gets less attention and visits, even from the hospital staff?

5. What would Kubler-Ross like to see technology used for in the case of terminally ill patients?

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