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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 is the name of the terminal patient interviewed in chapter VI?
(a) Mrs. H.
(b) Mr. D.
(c) Mr. H.
(d) Dr. D.

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

3. What does Kubler-Ross say that most American doctors are afraid to do?
(a) Lose a patient on their watch.
(b) Admit to a patient that he or she will die.
(c) Tell family members that a loved one is dying.
(d) Accept that they, themselves, could die from an illness.

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

5. What is at the core of Kubler-Ross's studies on death and dying?
(a) Transcripts from psychiatric consults.
(b) Research books on the coping process.
(c) Weekly interviews with terminal patients.
(d) Interviews with doctors and nurses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third stage of grief?

2. Who finally recognized and diagnosed the nun's disease?

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

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

5. What are the two different forms of depression?

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