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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 Kubler-Ross say denial is for most people?
(a) A way to separate one's self from reality.
(b) A buffer that allows the patient to mobilize other, less radical defenses.
(c) A defensive device that will speed up the process of death.
(d) A motivation to continue finding other diagnoses.

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

3. 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.

4. What is usually the best way to help angry patients push past their feelings of anger?
(a) Talking to them.
(b) Giving them time and space.
(c) Recording them, and making them listen to themselves.
(d) Yelling with them.

5. Who causes the nun to examine her faith?
(a) A Jewish man.
(b) A Methodist pastor.
(c) A Catholic priest.
(d) Another nun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kubler-Ross say others should react to the denial of a terminal patient?

2. From whom does Kubler-Ross say we should never hide the truth of death?

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

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

5. What has Kubler-Ross and her team done for years that provides comfort for terminal patients?

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