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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Styron give to the loss of a parent or something early in life?
(a) Insurmountable loss.
(b) Incomplete mourning.
(c) Dark depression.
(d) Lifelong loss.

2. What does Styron say about alcohol's mood-altering characteristics?
(a) It is an upper, but depressed him.
(b) It is a depressant, but didn't depress him.
(c) It lightened his mood for a good amount of time.
(d) It had no effect on his mood.

3. What does Styron say is the most universal symptom of depression?
(a) Intense anxiety.
(b) Loss of friendships.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Self-hatred or lack of self-esteem.

4. What is Styron's avoidance of death due to?
(a) His love for his wife.
(b) The recognition he got from others.
(c) His writings and intellectual endeavors.
(d) His homage to his mother.

5. What is the old term for depression?
(a) Manic depressive.
(b) Mania.
(c) Mental deficit.
(d) Melancholia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sir Walter Scott and the Brontes linked what two illnesses interchangeably?

2. How old was Levi when he committed his suicide?

3. Why doesn't Styron recognize Camus's depression?

4. What happens to Styron's speech as he becomes more depressed?

5. In Chapter 3, what event causes Styron to more fully explore the relationship between depression and suicide?

(see the answer key)

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