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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finally recognized and diagnosed the nun's disease?
(a) Another nurse in the hospital she at which she worked.
(b) She did, after reading about it.
(c) Her psychiatrist.
(d) A patient with the same disease.

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

3. Who are described by Kubler-Ross as the "most desperate of all'?
(a) Terminal patients with no supportive family.
(b) Terminal patients who provoke others to anger.
(c) Terminal patients with no religion in their lives.
(d) The spouses of terminal patients.

4. What has Kubler-Ross and her team done for years that provides comfort for terminal patients?
(a) Allow patients to speak and be careful listeners.
(b) Donate money to a charity for research on terminal illnesses.
(c) Instruct doctors and nurses in the proper ways to care for terminal patients.
(d) Hold seminars for family members of deceased patients.

5. What does Kubler-Ross say is more important than fluids and pain medication for one who is dying?
(a) Handling of legal logistics.
(b) Patience, friendship, and support.
(c) Faith and hope for a cure.
(d) A silent partner to see him or her through.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kubler-Ross say that most American doctors are afraid to do?

2. To whom was the patient in chapter VI not communicating his true feelings?

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

4. What does Dr. Kubler-Ross blame for the increased fear of death and dying?

5. How does Kubler-Ross say Americans view death?

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