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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many suicide attempts are there for every successful suicide?
(a) Four.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Seven.

2. In a study using video games, depressives could accurately give what information?
(a) Every chracter's name.
(b) What kinds of weapons they used.
(c) How long they had played.
(d) How many monsters they had killed.

3. When did the term "depression" come to be?
(a) 1280
(b) 509.
(c) 1660.
(d) 1903.

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

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

6. How many items does the average American supermarket have in the produce department?
(a) More than 300.
(b) More than 50.
(c) More than 500.
(d) More than 100.

7. How far into writing this book is Solomon when he realizes the purpose for writing it?
(a) One-half.
(b) Three-fouths.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) Two-thirds.

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

9. What season do most suicides take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

10. What is the name of the man who pushed a woman in front of the subway in New York?
(a) Joe Rogers.
(b) Andrew Goldstein.
(c) Russel Weston.
(d) John Hinckley.

11. How does depression affect reproduction?
(a) It increases it.
(b) There is no correlation.
(c) It does nothing to it.
(d) It decreases it.

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

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

14. What does Representative Roukema's spouse do for a living?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Psychiatrist.
(c) Software designer.
(d) Pharmacist.

15. Veterans of what war make up a large part of the homeless population in the U.S.?
(a) Desert Storm.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) WWII.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university is Richard J. Davidson from?

2. From whom do we get the first true description of psychoanalysis?

3. What branch of the military does Lolly go on to work for?

4. What does Solomon believe humans face that contributes to depression?

5. In Richard J. Davidson's work, how often does he take photos of the brain?

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