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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which composer wrote that he wished "the earth were a shell filled with gunpowder, to which I would put a match for my diversion"?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Schumann.
(c) Bach.
(d) Handel.

2. Who is the president of the Manic-Depressive Illness Foundation?
(a) Dr. Stanford H. Ray.
(b) Dr. Susan H. Rosenfield.
(c) Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison.
(d) Dr. Richard M. McAnally.

3. What is the name of Patty's current husband?
(a) Jason.
(b) Michael.
(c) Patrick.
(d) John.

4. What is the name of the mother whose daughter convinced her to seek therapy and lithium changed her life?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Michelle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did John Astin have from his previous marriage?

2. Duke writes, "I don't take it lightly when I say there are moments in the theater that are to me a ______ experience."

3. What is the married son's name whose mother saw the signs of his oncoming manic depression in Chapter 10?

4. Who heads the Foundation for Depression and Manic Depression in New York's Upper East Side?

5. "Even when there are little to no side effects, anywhere from ___ to ___ percent of people stop taking their lithium."

Short Essay Questions

1. What can be the result of siblings coping with someone with manic depression?

2. What pressures did Patty put on herself in her family life? How did these lead to episodes?

3. What concerns doctors in discussing manic depression and creativity?

4. What happens after hospitalization with bipolar patients?

5. What "gift" does Patty Duke conclude she gained from her illness?

6. Discuss alcoholism and writers as discussed in the text.

7. What is the argument regarding treatment for the creative manic depressant?

8. In Chapter 10, the relationships between spouses with manic depression are discussed. Describe these.

9. What is the correlation between CEOs and manic depression?

10. What would happen in the fights between John Astin and Patty?

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