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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 usually accompanies depression in the terminally ill patient?
(a) Despair and sadness.
(b) Relief.
(c) Shame and guilt.
(d) The beginning of acceptance.

2. What was so different about the dentist's stage of acceptance?
(a) He had skipped from denial all the way to acceptance.
(b) He had a false sense of acceptance.
(c) He had reached acceptance while his family was stuck in the stage of depression.
(d) He had truly accepted the idea of dying, yet he still had hope.

3. What are terminal patients usually upset about when they reach the fourth stage of grief?
(a) Their unresolved issues.
(b) The realization of loss.
(c) Abandoning their family.
(d) Being abandoned by God.

4. Why should we never give up on terminal patients?
(a) There is never reason to give up hope.
(b) They need our strength.
(c) It is often offensive.
(d) We do not want them to give up on themselves.

5. What creates the greatest amount of stress for a terminal patient?
(a) Looking death in the face.
(b) Being a useless member of society.
(c) Feeling that they are abandoning loved ones.
(d) Losing control of one's environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author compare the stage of acceptance?

2. Why do most patients enter the third stage of grief?

3. What does Kubler-Ross state is the key for peace in most terminal patients and their families?

4. What does Kubler-Ross say will help us examine our own reactions and behaviors?

5. What is the third stage of grief?

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