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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Patty Duke writes that she believes all the people in her life prior to when were victimized by her illness?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1972.

2. What is the name of the mother whose daughter convinced her to seek therapy and lithium changed her life?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Lorraine.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Andrea.

3. What is the married son's name whose mother saw the signs of his oncoming manic depression in Chapter 10?
(a) Sean.
(b) Jason.
(c) William.
(d) Danny.

4. Who heads the Foundation for Depression and Manic Depression in New York's Upper East Side?
(a) Dr. Ronald R. Fieve.
(b) Dr. Michael E. Jansen.
(c) Dr. James R. Singe.
(d) Dr. Anderson W. Michaels.

5. Who is the author of the book, Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?
(a) Dr. Stanford H. Ray.
(b) Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison.
(c) Patty Duke.
(d) Gloria Hochman.

6. The doctor who discovered lithium's effects on mania originally suspected that what was the culprit for the disease?
(a) Adrenalin.
(b) Urea.
(c) Lactose.
(d) Thymine.

7. Who was the pioneer in identifying manic-depressive illness?
(a) Cesare Lombroso.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Emil Kraepelin.
(d) Dr. Kay Jamison.

8. In what year did Patty Duke end up at Dr. Arlen's home at 2 a.m. having a manic episode?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1980.

9. Who did Patty Duke play in The Miracle Worker?
(a) Susan B. Anthony.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Helen Keller.
(d) Elizabeth I.

10. Which composer wrote of his delusions to his fiancé Clara Wieck?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Schumann.
(c) Handel.
(d) Bach.

11. Who wrote the book, Movie Stars, Real People, and Me?
(a) Sean Astin.
(b) Jennifer Anderson.
(c) Joshua Logan.
(d) Judith Bakely.

12. In "A Marriage that Shattered," who is married to Larry?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Jessica.
(c) Christel.
(d) Emily.

13. Which of the following is a neuroleptic drug?
(a) Tegretol.
(b) Haloperidol.
(c) Valproate.
(d) Clonazepam.

14. What is one of the common issues of families with a manic-depressive child?
(a) Money issues.
(b) Parents disagreeing over care.
(c) Feelings of hatred.
(d) Feelings of wishful thinking.

15. Who is the Stanley Harris Senior Professor and chairman of the department of psychiatry at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center?
(a) Dr. Michael Overman.
(b) Dr. Jan Fawcett.
(c) Dr. Christopher Janson.
(d) Dr. Brian Bateman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes, "For every Hemingway, there are thousands of manic-depressives whose lives are ruined"?

2. What is the name of Patty's adopted son?

3. In what year was the book published upon which Patty's docudrama was based?

4. Who is the controversial former Prime Minister of Israel referred to in Chapter 8?

5. What is another name for the drug Prozac?

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