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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. Acknowledging all feelings is going to cause one to realize what information about their loved ones?
(a) Their love for you.
(b) Your own appreciation for them.
(c) Their undying compassion.
(d) How much they all really care about you.

2. While in a therapy session, Schwartz volunteers to act out what scene?
(a) A scene from his mother's death.
(b) His own death.
(c) The happiness moment of his life.
(d) A scene from the loss of his child.

3. According to Schwartz, sufferers should ask friends and family in advance for a ______.
(a) Compassionate nudge.
(b) Daily hug.
(c) Positive outlook.
(d) Daily phone call.

4. Schwartz explains that one must struggle to not ______ the past.
(a) Dismiss.
(b) Forget.
(c) Live in.
(d) Relive.

5. Schwartz explains that many of us are too hard on ourselves for our _____.
(a) Loved-ones.
(b) Past.
(c) Failures.
(d) Prognosis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 5 concerns the importance of holding on to ______.

3. In Chapter 4, what kind of peace does Schwartz encourage the sufferer to cultivate?

4. What are the hardest opposites to handle, as described in Chapter 4?

5. According to Schwartz, what is the very best way to avoid letting one's emotions spiral out of control?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the importance of family and friends in relation to grief is explained. Discuss the connection.

2. In Chapter 1, Morrie Schwartz is described. Describe Schwartz's occupation and what major contribution he made to the world of psychology.

3. In Chapter 4, the concept of acceptance is developed. Explain the importance of acceptance, as described by Morrie.

4. Morrie spends a lot of time discussing forgiveness. Explain the concept of forgiveness, as it is presented in Chapter 5.

5. In Chapter 2, Schwartz discusses the concept of frustration. Explain the importance of frustration as it relates to the way one handles a disease.

6. At the end of Chapter 1, Schwartz discusses the importance of one not becoming obsessed with one's illness. Explain his concept behind this idea.

7. In Chapter 4, Morrie describes that acknowledging negative feelings is important. Explain what Morrie means in relation to family members and these negative feelings.

8. In Chapter 3, both good grief and bad grief are explained by Morrie. Discuss the importance of both forms of grief, as they relate to Morrie's point of view.

9. In Chapter 2, Schwartz explains what will most likely occur when one's illness continues to become worse. Describe what will happen to one's emotions as the illness progresses.

10. Explain what Morrie describes as the most difficult concept to handle when in declining health.

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