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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Getting to Where You Want to Be, Chapter 8, Being Kind to Yourself.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Schwartz, it is important that the sick ask for ________ from those with whom they have had difficult relationships.
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Help.
(c) An explanation.
(d) Guidance.

2. Schwartz states the important point that when one grieves for what has been lost, it is also important to _____.
(a) Cherish what remains.
(b) Focus on what lies ahead.
(c) Remember the past.
(d) Try to forget one's declining health.

3. The second half of the book deals with what aspect of a disease?
(a) Healing.
(b) Death.
(c) Treatment.
(d) Suffering.

4. Being involved in favorite activities will help one _____, according to Schwartz.
(a) Recover.
(b) Cope.
(c) Feel physically stronger.
(d) Forget about the disease.

5. What does Schwartz have to learn to control to avoid falling?
(a) His natural implusiveness.
(b) His need to get in his car.
(c) His urge to sleepwalk.
(d) His ability to stand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to develop new relationships, one must be __________.

2. Schwartz describes that you often lose your sense of ______ in Western life, and you should try to make an effort to regain it.

3. Schwartz describes the common misconception that bodily health is _____ to all humans.

4. According to Schwartz, one in declining health must accept that they will never again be physically ______.

5. What did Schwartz refer to as the most surprising occurrence in beginning of his illness?

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