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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Creativity Connection.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was lithium's effects on mania discovered?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1949.

2. Winston Churchill's biographer described him as what?
(a) Schizophrenic.
(b) Manic depressive.
(c) Cyclothymic.
(d) Depressive.

3. Where was Patty's second and longest hospitalization?
(a) Whispering Oaks.
(b) Bellevue.
(c) Mt. Sinai.
(d) Westwood.

4. What Wall Street trader testified in court that his manic-depressive illness led to his making bad business decisions?
(a) James Alexander.
(b) John Mulhern, Jr.
(c) Phillip Bishop.
(d) Andrew Schwartzman.

5. In what neighborhood did Patty's parents grow up?
(a) Bed-Stuy.
(b) Park Slope.
(c) Kips Bay.
(d) Astoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. An overdose of lithium can result in what?

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

3. Who played Patty's son in the film Please Don't Hit Me, Mom?

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

5. What percentage of unipolar depressives will eventually commit suicide?

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