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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. What playwright is quoted at the beginning of Alternatives?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Miller.
(d) Shakespeare.

2. With what drug does Solomon have a side effect where he cannot remain upright?
(a) Xanax.
(b) Navine.
(c) Prozac.
(d) Zoloft.

3. What percent of depressed people commit suicide as a result?
(a) Twenty-five to thirty.
(b) Eight to twleve.
(c) Ten to twenty.
(d) Two to four.

4. In the offspring of depressed mothers, earliest childhood depression is found in children as young as what age?
(a) Three months.
(b) Twenty-six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Fourteen months.

5. What is the biggest deterrent for people to not become addicted?
(a) Fear of unpleasant side affects.
(b) Fear of losing memories.
(c) Cost.
(d) Fear of what people will think.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much more likely are women to be depressed than men?

2. As a child, Solomon was teased because other boys thought he was what?

3. What is the name of the person Solomon meets who uses homeopathic remedies successfully?

4. What is Phaly's last name?

5. What kind of place does Phaly open?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do life changes affect depression?

2. What does Solomon believe about the definition of depression listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual used in Psychiatry?

3. How might television play a role in depression?

4. Why are SSRIs the most popular type of antidepressant?

5. How does Solomon feel about the prospect of eliminating suffering?

6. What symptoms can be seen in babies who are always away from their mothers?

7. How is seasonal affective disorder (SAD) treated?

8. Why does Solomon wish to end his life passively?

9. What is Angel's only source of happiness?

10. What is a likely outcome for children who have mothers with untreated depression?

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