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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mr. J. end up teaching Kubler-Ross?
(a) Not all terminal patients will follow the same path to acceptance.
(b) Anonymous interviews are sometimes exactly what certain people need.
(c) Acceptance will manifest itself in many different ways for different patients.
(d) The sessions with terminal patients should not be viewed as teaching sessions.

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

3. What is the first stage of the grieving process?
(a) Denial.
(b) Hope.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Anger.

4. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?
(a) We find it unfathomable for someone to go to war and survive on the front lines, only to come home and be killed in a car accident.
(b) We find it unfathomable for someone to survive a horrific car accident, only to come home and be killed by a silly disease.
(c) We can hear stories of accidental deaths and murders every day, but we never expect that to happen to us.
(d) We understand when others we do not know die but refuse to accept that anyone in our circle could possibly pass away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did some patients ask Kubler-Ross and her team for a second interview?

2. What does Kubler-Ross say that most American doctors are afraid to do?

3. Why was Mrs. W. unable to reach the stage of acceptance when she was ready?

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

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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