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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Schwartz views grief as a way of giving respect to __________.
(a) Your family.
(b) Life.
(c) Your self.
(d) Your friends.

2. According to Schwartz, what action should you take when feeling angry?
(a) Talk to a stranger about how you are feeling.
(b) Keep all of your emotions bottled inside.
(c) Try to think about another emotion.
(d) Let others know.

3. Schwartz has a breakdown nearly how long after the most tragic event of his life?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. Even though Schwartz is not able to dance when he hears music, he is described as still being able to ______.
(a) Play the piano.
(b) Enjoy music.
(c) Sing along with the music.
(d) Play the guitar.

5. According to Schwartz, what emotion results from being unable to act on an impulse to achieve an objective?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Anger.

6. According to Schwartz, what is the most constant feeling one has when in declining health?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hope.
(c) Depression.
(d) Frustration.

7. What did Schwartz refer to as the most surprising occurrence in beginning of his illness?
(a) Losing the ability to hear.
(b) Losing the ability to see.
(c) Losing the ability to walk.
(d) Losing the ability to swallow and speak.

8. According to Schwartz, one in declining health should enjoy being _____________.
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Not comfortable at all.
(c) Comfortable enough.
(d) Too comfortable.

9. According to Schwartz, what is the first step in developing peace?
(a) Accepting reality.
(b) Discussing your prognosis with your doctor.
(c) Developing spirituality.
(d) Talking to friends and family.

10. According to Schwartz, how does our society feel about death?
(a) Accepting.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Horrified.

11. When Schwartz first learned of his sickness, what did he decide to start?
(a) A charity foundation.
(b) An annual blood drive.
(c) Informing others that he would survive this disease.
(d) Documenting his declining health.

12. What fantasy will help a person in declining health?
(a) The fantasy of not being sick anymore.
(b) The fantasy of being in heaven.
(c) The fantasy of having infinite time with loved ones.
(d) The fantasy of never dying.

13. Schwartz stresses the importance of coming to terms with __________.
(a) Your own prognosis.
(b) The past.
(c) Declining health.
(d) The future.

14. How does one handle stressful emotions, according to Schwartz?
(a) By relaxing and accepting that achievement is going to come later than expected.
(b) By releasing anger.
(c) By informing friends and family that help is needed.
(d) By seeking professional help.

15. Grief is a form release that can help one feel _____.
(a) Aggrevated.
(b) Worse.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Comforted.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Schwartz, the third element of illness that the reader should understand is______.

2. Schwartz stresses the importance of ______ one's self.

3. Morrie Schwartz is a professor of what subject?

4. In Chapter 4, Schwartz expresses the importance of acknowledging what type of feelings?

5. Schwartz states that there will be times when one is psychologically ________ due to one's illness.

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