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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Patty Duke play in The Miracle Worker?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) Susan B. Anthony.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) Helen Keller.

2. How long after marrying John Astin did Patty realize she was pregnant?
(a) Two months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) One month.

3. Neuroleptic drugs are traditionally used to treat the symptoms of what?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Multiple Personality Disorder.
(c) Depression.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. Why couldn't John work as a screenwriter during one period of Patty's marriage?
(a) She wouldn't let him.
(b) He was an alcoholic.
(c) There was a strike.
(d) He was fired.

5. Who heads the Foundation for Depression and Manic Depression in New York's Upper East Side?
(a) Dr. Ronald R. Fieve.
(b) Dr. Michael E. Jansen.
(c) Dr. Anderson W. Michaels.
(d) Dr. James R. Singe.

6. What did Patty Duke also do with the docudrama she made for television?
(a) Designed sound.
(b) Produced.
(c) Directed.
(d) Operated the camera.

7. Who is the Canadian entrepreneur and former owner of Bloomingdales?
(a) Robert Campeau.
(b) Jacque Mortenson.
(c) Michael Anderson.
(d) Andrew Richou.

8. An overdose of lithium can result in what?
(a) Mania.
(b) Depression.
(c) Catatonia.
(d) Death.

9. Who is an example in Chapter 10 that saw signs of manic depression in her married son?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Marjorie.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Susan.

10. Who was John Astin's 12-year-old son who came to live with him and Patty?
(a) David.
(b) Michael.
(c) Jason.
(d) William.

11. In "A Marriage that Shattered," who is married to Larry?
(a) Emily.
(b) Christel.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Amanda.

12. Who is the controversial former Prime Minister of Israel referred to in Chapter 8?
(a) Ishmael Chaim.
(b) Israel Harvey.
(c) Chaim Potok.
(d) Menachem Begin.

13. In the story about siblings dealing with manic depression, who is Judd's sister?
(a) Doris.
(b) Arlene.
(c) Ronna.
(d) Michelle.

14. Who was the seventh-century commander-in-chief and Lord Protector of England?
(a) Oliver Cromwell.
(b) Richard Dawkins.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Andrew Jameson.

15. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors fell out of favor because they induced what?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Headaches.
(d) High blood pressure.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story about Ellen, who developed bipolar disorder in high school, and her mother was her caretaker 17 years later, what did Ellen graduate college to become?

2. What is the name of the mother whose daughter convinced her to seek therapy and lithium changed her life?

3. Who is the author of the book, Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?

4. The doctor who discovered lithium's effects on mania originally suspected that what was the culprit for the disease?

5. Where did Akiskal study 750 psychiatric patients looking for a link between creativity and manic depression?

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