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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two different forms of depression?
(a) Moral and theoretical.
(b) Reactive and preparatory.
(c) Active and passive.
(d) Theological and reactive.

2. About what was Mr. J. angry?
(a) The slow process of his death.
(b) Living a good life and being rewarded with a terminal illness.
(c) His family's lack of support.
(d) The lack of a cure for his illness.

3. What is usually the real miracle for a terminal patient?
(a) Being healed.
(b) Finding acceptance.
(c) Seeing how many people their lives have touched.
(d) Being grateful.

4. Why was the medical's staff description of the patient in chapter VI so surprising to Kubler-Ross and her team?
(a) He spoke at length about his feelings.
(b) He seemed very sweet and accommodating.
(c) He had many visitors around the clock.
(d) He was very respectful and helpful.

5. What is the most common reaction to learning of a terminal illness?
(a) Denial.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kubler-Ross observe about patients who get the chance to express themselves before death?

2. What finally allows the nun to come to terms with her anger?

3. What does Kubler-Ross state is the key for peace in most terminal patients and their families?

4. What is the fastest way to strip terminal patients of their dignity?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was so surprising to Kubler-Ross about America's general fear of death?

2. What is the fourth stage of grief?

3. What does depression in terminal patients replace?

4. What does Kubler-Ross say should be the first concern of doctors?

5. From what was the Catholic nun suffering?

6. Why does the wife of the patient in chapter VI resent her husband?

7. Why does Kubler-Ross give all of the terminal patients in this book aliases?

8. What is the third stage of grief?

9. What is the name of the patient in chapter VIII?

10. About what do most terminal patients become depressed?

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