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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following poets does Jamison quote?
(a) John Donne
(b) T.S. Elliott
(c) Charles Bukowski
(d) Ezra Pound
2. What is the name of the man Jamison meets in this chapter?
(a) Peter Davis
(b) Glynn Dorm
(c) Richard Wyatt
(d) Dick West
3. What does Jamison study in Oxford?
(a) Manic depression among genuises
(b) Manic depression among serial killers
(c) Manic depression among British artists and writers
(d) Manic depression and William Shakespeare
4. What university does Jamison teach at?
(a) Yale
(b) Chicago
(c) John Hopkins
(d) Oxford
5. What does Jamison want to discuss with the chairmen?
(a) A radio show
(b) Her illness
(c) A payrise
(d) A colleague
6. What notable award has James Watson won?
(a) The Mercury Award
(b) The Hugo Award
(c) The Booker Prize
(d) The Nobel Prize
7. What country does Mogens Schou come from?
(a) Norway
(b) Iceland
(c) Sweden
(d) Denmark
8. What does Schou share with Jamison?
(a) A love for poetry
(b) A family history of manic depression
(c) A military family
(d) A love for research
9. What is the nationality of the man Jamison meets at a dinner party?
(a) American
(b) English
(c) South African
(d) Scottish
10. Which drug did Schou conduct clinical trials on?
(a) Halpol
(b) Lithium
(c) Pervatine
(d) Seroxat
11. What can her mania lead to?
(a) Insanity
(b) Euphoria
(c) Fun
(d) Bullying
12. What is Jamison's title while at Oxford?
(a) Senior psychiatrist
(b) The American fellow
(c) Senior research fellow
(d) Junior research fellow
13. What does Jamison fill out an application for?
(a) University
(b) A new job
(c) Clinical privileges
(d) Release from hospital
14. What does Jamison say is part of who she is?
(a) Her family
(b) Her children
(c) Her violent mood swings
(d) Her husband
15. Where does Jamison say most scientists now believe manic depressive illness comes from?
(a) Too much television
(b) Isolation
(c) The Family
(d) Monkeys
Short Answer Questions
1. What have Jamison's exalted moods taught her?
2. What does Jamison say always accompanied her descent into depression?
3. What does Jamison say emotional stability is a sign of?
4. What does Jamison not think is such a good idea?
5. What does Jamison dread re-entering?
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