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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the biggest change that Kubler-Ross noticed when she had finished her seminars?
(a) The staff was much more attentive to the terminal patients.
(b) The doctors were less hostile towards her.
(c) Her own team was much more cohesive.
(d) The nurses felt more confident.

2. What did most of the students of Kubler-Ross's seminars have in common?
(a) They were incredibly skeptical at the beginning of the seminar.
(b) They all believed in the healing power of religion.
(c) They had past experiences with terminal illnesses.
(d) They had been treated poorly by doctors who did not respect their beliefs.

3. What does Kubler-Ross say a therapist will see while witnessing the passing of many terminal patients?
(a) The awful loneliness that is left when a person dies.
(b) The quiet strength of the human soul.
(c) The lack of fear that can accompany death.
(d) The uniqueness of each person's life.

4. What did her experience with Mr. Y. teach Kubler-Ross?
(a) There should be a support system for family members of terminal patients.
(b) There are some people who will never let go of a loved one who is dying.
(c) Love can heal many physical wounds.
(d) Hospitals should not have such strict regulations on visiting hours.

5. What helped Mrs. S. tremendously with her situation?
(a) Finding good homes for her sons.
(b) Talking about her past.
(c) Discussing her illness.
(d) Making amends with her ex-husband.

6. What do most clergymen use as a way to comfort the terminally ill?
(a) Priesthood.
(b) Scripture.
(c) Letters.
(d) Hymns.

7. Who spoke to the daughter in chapter IX about what her mother needed from her?
(a) Her father.
(b) Kubler-Ross and her team.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The nurses.

8. How does the young girl in chapter X view death?
(a) A rest.
(b) A reunion.
(c) A twinkling.
(d) A progression.

9. How long was Mr. Y. allowed to see his wife every day?
(a) Fifty minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Five hours.

10. What do some men do when their wives fall ill to a terminal illness?
(a) Revert to children.
(b) Quit their jobs, and cling to their wives.
(c) Try desperately to find a second opinion and a possible cure.
(d) Find a reason to be unfaithful.

11. Why was the one doctor so hostile towards Kubler-Ross and her seminars?
(a) He felt she was undermining his treatment decisions.
(b) He had a bad experience with one of her colleagues.
(c) He thought she cared only about the proceeds from her book.
(d) He equated her help with assisted suicide.

12. From what was Mrs. S. suffering?
(a) Cancer.
(b) ALS.
(c) Parkinson's.
(d) Hodgkin's.

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

14. What is "the silence that goes beyond words"?
(a) The stillness of a heart no longer beating.
(b) A peaceful transition from life.
(c) The last flickering of the flame of life.
(d) The sound of eyes closing for the last time.

15. What does Kubler-Ross say is important for children who have lost loved ones to do?
(a) Be embraced by loving arms.
(b) Keep silent about their fears.
(c) Talk about their feelings and fears.
(d) Have the process of death explained to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicely Saunders do before she became an author?

2. Who does Kubler-Ross suggest should be present when a terminal patient passes on?

3. Why is the mother of the very small girl unhappy with the doctors who are treating her?

4. Who has become like a sister to Mrs. S. through all of her trials?

5. How old was Mrs. S. when she was interviewed?

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