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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one woman in chapter IX afraid of before she died?
(a) Her unrepented sins.
(b) Hell.
(c) Her family would forget her.
(d) Worms.

2. How does the courageous female patient view service?
(a) A useful form of denial.
(b) A way to ensure her place in heaven.
(c) An escape from her own problems.
(d) An antidote to depression.

3. What is different about the people who are receptive to Kubler-Ross's seminars when she first starts having them?
(a) They are all older.
(b) They are all European.
(c) They have all lost more than one close friend.
(d) They are all therapists.

4. In chapter VI, what did the patient's wife do that helped him overcome his depression?
(a) She showed him how she would be able to move on.
(b) She pointed out his admirable traits.
(c) She arranged all of their logistical details.
(d) She spoke to him about heaven and all the loved ones who would be waiting for him.

5. What does Kubler-Ross say will help us examine our own reactions and behaviors?
(a) Reading about the grief process.
(b) Speaking with other people who have deceased family members.
(c) Walking the halls of a hospital.
(d) Spending time with the elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creates the greatest amount of stress for a terminal patient?

2. Who shows resistance to Kubler-Ross's seminars on death when she first starts?

3. What does Kubler-Ross say we should pay the closest attention to about a terminal patient?

4. What do we need to strengthen the most in ourselves, according to Kubler-Ross?

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

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