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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cicely Saunders do before she became an author?
(a) She was a therapist.
(b) She was a doctor.
(c) She was a lawyer.
(d) She was a nurse.

2. How does Kubler-Ross say Americans view death?
(a) As a reason to pull away from people we love in order to avoid pain.
(b) As a negative and malicious thing that takes our loved ones away.
(c) As the end of hope.
(d) As an ending and cessation.

3. Who finally recognized and diagnosed the nun's disease?
(a) She did, after reading about it.
(b) Another nurse in the hospital she at which she worked.
(c) A patient with the same disease.
(d) Her psychiatrist.

4. Who are described by Kubler-Ross as the "most desperate of all'?
(a) The spouses of terminal patients.
(b) Terminal patients with no religion in their lives.
(c) Terminal patients who provoke others to anger.
(d) Terminal patients with no supportive family.

5. How do the young girl's siblings treat her?
(a) With distance and distaste.
(b) With fear and love.
(c) With sensitivity and concern.
(d) The same as they always have.

Short Answer Questions

1. As what did Mr. J. refer to his small happy moments?

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

3. What is the fourth stage of grief?

4. What does Kubler-Ross want the patients to lose their fear of saying?

5. What usually follows denial in the grieving process?

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