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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 does Dr. Kubler-Ross blame for the increased fear of death and dying?
(a) Loss of religion.
(b) Modern technology.
(c) Poor communication.
(d) Misplaced priorities.

2. Why does Kubler-Ross think we put so much faith into machines?
(a) It gives us a false sense of hope.
(b) It helps us forget our pain.
(c) It distracts us from the truth.
(d) It helps us deny our mortality.

3. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?
(a) We find it unfathomable for someone to survive a horrific car accident, only to come home and be killed by a silly disease.
(b) 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.
(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 can hear stories of accidental deaths and murders every day, but we never expect that to happen to us.

4. What kind of terminal patient gets less attention and visits, even from the hospital staff?
(a) An angry patient.
(b) A patient with no family.
(c) A patient close to death.
(d) A patient with a contagious disease.

5. What creates the greatest amount of stress for a terminal patient?
(a) Looking death in the face.
(b) Being a useless member of society.
(c) Feeling that they are abandoning loved ones.
(d) Losing control of one's environment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What finally allows the nun to come to terms with her anger?

3. What do we need to strengthen the most in ourselves, according to Kubler-Ross?

4. How many times was the nun admitted to the hospital?

5. Why do we psychologically react more severely to death than the ancient man?

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