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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 do we need to strengthen the most in ourselves, according to Kubler-Ross?
(a) Our physical strength.
(b) Our ability to tell the truth.
(c) Our emotional stability.
(d) Our support systems.

2. What has caused us to de-personalize the dying process?
(a) The taboo of speaking openly about religion.
(b) The distance we put between the dying and ourselves.
(c) The strict visitation rules at hospitals.
(d) The high number of machines that are used to prolong life.

3. What would Kubler-Ross like to see technology used for in the case of terminally ill patients?
(a) Legal logistics.
(b) Individual contact.
(c) Providing moral support.
(d) Prolonging life.

4. What do some terminal patients never psychologically do before they die?
(a) Make amends with their family members.
(b) Accept the reality of their upcoming death.
(c) Find peace in their souls.
(d) Arrange their worldy things.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are doctors primarily trained to do for terminal patients?

2. What does Kubler-Ross say we should pay the closest attention to about a terminal patient?

3. What does Kubler-Ross say is more important than fluids and pain medication for one who is dying?

4. What is not necessary to do when a patient is unable to accept reality?

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

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