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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the grandfather of psychodynamic therapy?
(a) Plato.
(b) Hippocrates.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Menodotus.

2. Who does Solomon write about for this book?
(a) People who need the most attention.
(b) People he can relate to.
(c) People he pities.
(d) People he admires.

3. Ancient Greeks believed depression was caused by bile of what color?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

4. In Richard J. Davidson's work, how often does he take photos of the brain?
(a) Every half second.
(b) Every eighty seconds.
(c) Every three minutes.
(d) Every two and a half seconds.

5. According to Solomon, what is the opposite of depression?
(a) Peace of mind.
(b) Vitality.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Joy.

6. What field does Lolly find a job in?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Sales.
(c) Administrative services.
(d) Childcare.

7. How often does someone in the U.S. commit suicide?
(a) Every five hours.
(b) Every three hours.
(c) Every 17 minutes.
(d) Every 55 seconds.

8. What question has been largely ignored in the medical field regarding depression?
(a) Why?
(b) When?
(c) Who?
(d) What?

9. What is Angel covered from head to toe in?
(a) Tattoos.
(b) Freckles.
(c) Acne.
(d) Scars.

10. When was depression first identified?
(a) Puritan times.
(b) Ancient times.
(c) The beginning of time.
(d) Middle ages.

11. What university is Jeanne Miranda from?
(a) Brigham Young.
(b) Georgetown.
(c) Oral Roberts.
(d) Sarah Lawrence.

12. How old was Lolly when she began to be abused?
(a) 6.
(b) 23.
(c) Three months.
(d) 13.

13. When Solomon meets Angel, how many medications is she taking daily?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

14. What percent of people in the U.S. suffering from serious mental illness are unemployed?
(a) 75 to 85 percent.
(b) 90 to 100 percent.
(c) 85 to 95 percent.
(d) 70 to 80 percent.

15. The suicide rate when up in the U.S. after the suicide of who?
(a) Kurt Cobain.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Dave Garroway.
(d) Brynn Hartman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested that suicide was a murderous impulse toward another person?

2. How many items does the average American supermarket have in the produce department?

3. What topic has Richard J. Davidson been working with?

4. How many of the impoverished, depressed men that Solomon interviewed were HIV positive?

5. What does Representative Roukema's spouse do for a living?

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