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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 is the fastest way to strip terminal patients of their dignity?
(a) To make them beg for what they need.
(b) To not allow their family to visit.
(c) To treat them as unimportant.
(d) To continually talk about death.

2. How does Kubler-Ross say others should react to the denial of a terminal patient?
(a) They should try their hardest to get them to accept the truth.
(b) They should ignore them until they are ready to face the facts.
(c) They should be understanding and uncontradictory.
(d) They should pretend to be in denial as well until they come around.

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

4. Why does Kubler-Ross feel that our inability to cope with death is such a selfish thing?
(a) We feel that we are validated in treating others poorly because of our grief.
(b) We do not focus enough on the needs of the dying patient.
(c) We do not give enough to charities who are researching terminal illnesses.
(d) We do not treat the hospital workers kindly.

5. What does Kubler-Ross say will help us examine our own reactions and behaviors?
(a) Spending time with the elderly.
(b) Walking the halls of a hospital.
(c) Speaking with other people who have deceased family members.
(d) Reading about the grief process.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Kubler-Ross blame for the increased fear of death and dying?

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

3. Who makes up Kubler-Ross's research team?

4. When should a doctor discuss death with a terminal patient?

5. How does Kubler-Ross say Americans view death?

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