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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Who Gets Manic-Depressive Illness?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time the book was written, the Amish study was continuing covering how many subjects from 11 families?
(a) 100.
(b) 160.
(c) 150.
(d) 120.

2. More than ten million people a year in the United States alone complain of symptoms of what?
(a) Reactive depression.
(b) Unipolar depression.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Bipolar depression.

3. For the past year, Dr. McKnew has been treating two four-year-olds whom he diagnosed having manic-depression with what?
(a) Anti-depressants.
(b) Electroshock.
(c) Therapy.
(d) Lithium.

4. When was Patty Duke's first big, public manic episode?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1970.

5. Who was the sister who raised Patty Duke's mother?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Lizzie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Eleanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Patty Duke's father call her as a child?

2. When Patty was about 12, where was her mother living?

3. In studies of twins where one identical twin had manic-depressive disorder, what is the percentage of cases where the other twin also developed it?

4. How old was Patty when she stopped living with her managers?

5. What did "Grandpa Duke" do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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