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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?
(a) We find it unfathomable for someone to go to war and survive on the front lines, only to come home and be killed in a car accident.
(b) We can hear stories of accidental deaths and murders every day, but we never expect that to happen to us.
(c) We understand when others we do not know die but refuse to accept that anyone in our circle could possibly pass away.
(d) We find it unfathomable for someone to survive a horrific car accident, only to come home and be killed by a silly disease.

2. What usually follows denial in the grieving process?
(a) Anger.
(b) Hope.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Despair.

3. What do some terminal patients never psychologically do before they die?
(a) Arrange their worldy things.
(b) Make amends with their family members.
(c) Find peace in their souls.
(d) Accept the reality of their upcoming death.

4. What is different about doctors who express hope to their terminal patients?
(a) They are too caught up in the emotions of their patient.
(b) They are seen as unscientific.
(c) They are making promises they cannot keep.
(d) They are more readily trusted.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what is the patient in chapter VI dying?

3. What does Kubler-Ross say that we are really denying when we refuse to accept a terminal illness in someone we love?

4. Who are described by Kubler-Ross as the "most desperate of all'?

5. Why do we psychologically react more severely to death than the ancient man?

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