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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Many Faces of Manic-Depressive Illness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years did Patty Duke suffer severely with her illness before she was finally diagnosed as manic depressive?
(a) 30.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

2. How old was Patty Duke when she was writing the book?
(a) 41.
(b) 45.
(c) 50.
(d) 49.

3. Duke writes in Chapter 1 that as her episodes increased with frequency they also increased with what?
(a) Intensity.
(b) Depression.
(c) Irrationality.
(d) Irritability.

4. Who is the director of the U.S. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration referred to in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Frederick Wolverton.
(b) Dr. Doris H. Rosenfeld.
(c) Dr. Emily Franklin.
(d) Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin.

5. What do some mental health experts refer to "the mixed states" as?
(a) Despairing anxiety.
(b) Morose hysteria.
(c) Hysterical sadness.
(d) Joyful misery.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Patty Duke's first big, public manic episode?

2. What was the way Patty attempted suicide the majority of the times?

3. Who was Patty's first husband?

4. Who is the Armenian-born psychiatrist dedicated to studying personality and mood disorders who is referred to in Chapter 2?

5. What is the term for "mild ups and downs"?

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