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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 usually follows denial in the grieving process?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Hope.
(c) Despair.
(d) Anger.

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

3. From whom does Kubler-Ross say we should never hide the truth of death?
(a) The loved ones.
(b) Anyone.
(c) The patient.
(d) Children.

4. What has Kubler-Ross and her team done for years that provides comfort for terminal patients?
(a) Instruct doctors and nurses in the proper ways to care for terminal patients.
(b) Donate money to a charity for research on terminal illnesses.
(c) Allow patients to speak and be careful listeners.
(d) Hold seminars for family members of deceased patients.

5. What are doctors primarily trained to do for terminal patients?
(a) Ease the passing.
(b) Relieve suffering.
(c) Prolong life.
(d) Provide moral and spiritual support.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kubler-Ross feel that our inability to cope with death is such a selfish thing?

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

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

4. What is the fastest way to strip terminal patients of their dignity?

5. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?

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