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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was an UNEXPECTED benefit of Kubler-Ross' seminars for the patients who attended?
(a) They had a reason to get out of bed.
(b) They faced their mortality.
(c) They heard the words of their family members.
(d) They realized their petty fears.

2. What does Kubler-Ross think doctors should do for terminal patients?
(a) Relieve suffering.
(b) Provide moral and spiritual support.
(c) Ease the passing.
(d) Prolong life.

3. What is the one complaint that the young girl's mother has?
(a) The price of care was exorbitant.
(b) She could not take her daughter home to die.
(c) The hospital staff was inattentive.
(d) Her daughter is so young.

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

5. What do most terminal patients promise to do while in the third stage of grief?
(a) Never ask for anything again.
(b) Repent of all their past sins.
(c) Help the cause of researching their disease.
(d) Dedicate their lives to God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who spoke to the daughter in chapter IX about what her mother needed from her?

3. How does Kubler-Ross say others should react to the denial of a terminal patient?

4. How was the patient in chapter VI described by the medical staff?

5. What is the most common reaction to learning of a terminal illness?

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