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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kubler-Ross say is more important than fluids and pain medication for one who is dying?
(a) Patience, friendship, and support.
(b) Faith and hope for a cure.
(c) A silent partner to see him or her through.
(d) Handling of legal logistics.

2. With what concept is a patient in denial usually really trying to deal?
(a) The reality of his or her mortality.
(b) The shame of his or her past deeds.
(c) His or her need for help.
(d) The love for his or her family.

3. What do most terminal patients promise to do while in the third stage of grief?
(a) Repent of all their past sins.
(b) Dedicate their lives to God.
(c) Help the cause of researching their disease.
(d) Never ask for anything again.

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

5. How many times was the nun admitted to the hospital?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was the patient in chapter VI not communicating his true feelings?

2. What would Kubler-Ross like to see technology used for in the case of terminally ill patients?

3. Over what had the patient in chapter VI been repressing grief?

4. What do most people do to cheer terminal patients that often makes the depression worse?

5. Why was the medical's staff description of the patient in chapter VI so surprising to Kubler-Ross and her team?

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