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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the doctors do who did attend Kubler-Ross's seminars?
(a) They felt that they had been talked down to.
(b) They contributed and learned a lot.
(c) They were enthusiastic to learn more.
(d) They felt they had been neglectful of this area.

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

3. When should a doctor discuss death with a terminal patient?
(a) When family is present to offer support.
(b) Long before it arrives.
(c) When there is a definite timespan.
(d) When there is no other option.

4. What does Kubler-Ross say the immediate family of terminal patients experience with their dying loved one?
(a) The five stages of grief.
(b) The rollercoaster of hope and despair.
(c) The fear of death.
(d) The loss of life-force.

5. Why was the medical's staff description of the patient in chapter VI so surprising to Kubler-Ross and her team?
(a) He seemed very sweet and accommodating.
(b) He had many visitors around the clock.
(c) He was very respectful and helpful.
(d) He spoke at length about his feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are terminal patients usually upset about when they reach the fourth stage of grief?

2. About what was Mr. J. angry?

3. What did the daughter of a patient in chapter IX do when her mother became ill?

4. What caused the patient in the last chapter to change his behavior?

5. What does the courageous female patient teach Kubler-Ross?

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