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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do some terminal patients never reach the final stage of grief?
(a) They run out of time.
(b) They feel it is unnecessary.
(c) They fight their mortality to the death.
(d) Their families will not let them let go.

2. What terminal disease does the nun in chapter IV have?
(a) Parkinson's disease.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Hodgkin's disease.
(d) ALS.

3. Why does Kubler-Ross think we put so much faith into machines?
(a) It gives us a false sense of hope.
(b) It helps us deny our mortality.
(c) It helps us forget our pain.
(d) It distracts us from the truth.

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

5. What does Kubler-Ross say usually helps a great deal in the depression stage of grief?
(a) Arranging all the logistical details.
(b) Expressing their feelings.
(c) Time and space.
(d) Some time away from the hospital.

6. What finally allows the nun to come to terms with her anger?
(a) Helping other terminal patients deal with their anger.
(b) Finally hearing the proper diagnosis of her illness.
(c) Making peace with her family.
(d) Getting the chance to express her feelings.

7. What is not necessary to do when a patient is unable to accept reality?
(a) Moving on with the necessary items.
(b) Talking about the terminal nature of his or her disease.
(c) Letting him or her remain in denial.
(d) Working to prolong his or her life.

8. How was the patient in chapter VI described by the medical staff?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Angry.
(d) Uncommunicative.

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

10. For what did the dentist have hope?
(a) A cure.
(b) A reconciliation with his siblings.
(c) To die with his family close by.
(d) A chance to write his story.

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

12. What do most people do to cheer terminal patients that often makes the depression worse?
(a) Describe the family doing well without them.
(b) Allow time for contemplative silence.
(c) Visit often for long lengths of time.
(d) Speak extensively of religious beliefs.

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

14. What does Kubler-Ross state is the key for peace in most terminal patients and their families?
(a) Strengthening familiy ties.
(b) Speaking with competent doctors.
(c) Hope for a cure.
(d) Faith in a religious figure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are described by Kubler-Ross as the "most desperate of all'?

2. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?

3. Why should we never give up on terminal patients?

4. To what does Kubler-Ross wish we could return?

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

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