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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Styron, why is the word depression so hard for people to accept?
(a) It is the word for a hole in the ground, which is very demeaning for a name of a major illness.
(b) People can't understand what it means.
(c) It indicates a weak person.
(d) It has not been heard of before.

2. What happens to Styron during his museum visit in Paris?
(a) He runs out and leaves the group he was with.
(b) He complains to his wife about the museum the whole time.
(c) He finds inspiration for another book.
(d) He begins to feel the late evening lethargy that always descends.

3. What happens before Styron meets with Camus?
(a) Camus gets upset at Styron for his moods.
(b) Camus leaves on his honeymoon.
(c) Camus leaves Paris.
(d) Camus dies in a car accident.

4. During one sleepless episode, what does Styron realize about his illness?
(a) It will take his life if allowed to continue.
(b) That he is recovering.
(c) That he needs to get a handle on it.
(d) That he is a very weak person to let it rule his life.

5. Who is the doctor from Johns Hopkins who gave the name depression to the disease?
(a) Dr. Adolf Meier.
(b) An unnamed psychiatrist.
(c) Dr. Gold.
(d) Dr. Adkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Styron meet Hoffman?

2. How did Levi commit suicide?

3. According to Styron, what often leads depressed people to commit suicide?

4. Styron agrees with what literary guide's belief?

5. How does Styron feel about his Connecticut farmhouse?

(see the answer key)

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