Quiz 1: Introduction to kindness, empathy and compassion

Please choose the one, most correct answer to each question or statement.

What does care mean?
- Making sure we carry out instructions correctly.
- Always arriving at work on time.
- Supporting and looking after someone.
Why is care important?
- Because care helps to prevent and manage suffering.
- Because care makes sure that the health facility functions well.
- Because good care keeps the medical and nursing staff happy.
What does it mean to be kind?
- Not hurting people, especially those we do not like.
- Being friendly, welcoming and wanting to help.
- Always giving people what they want.
What is empathy?
- Liking everyone.
- Being friendly with strangers.
- The ability to share the feelings of others.
What is thinking empathy?
- The same as feeling empathy.
- Being able to look at someone and automatically know what they need.
- Trying to understand what other people are experiencing.
What is sympathetic distress?
- Being unable to separate our feelings from the feelings of others.
- Feeling very sorry for others who are suffering.
- Being unable to feel supportive to others in distress.
What does detachment or distancing mean?
- Supporting people over the phone.
- Being disinterested in helping others.
- Joining a team to help rural communities in a disaster.
What is compassion?
- Wanting to look after our own emotions and feelings.
- Compassion starts with wanting to understand and help others.
- Asking others to help people in distress.
How can we use feeling empathy to help others?
- Make sure they know that we do not support their bad behaviour.
- Shout at others when they do not listen to what we are saying.
- Stay calm when others are angry or distressed.
Can people learn to be compassionate?
- Yes, it is easy to learn to be compassionate with a few days of training.
- Yes, but it can take a long time to learn.
- No, compassion is something one must be born with.