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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reality, On Screen" - "Perdition Days".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first director of the National Institute of Mental Health?
(a) Elyn Saks.
(b) Efrem Korngold.
(c) Jamie Davis Whitmer.
(d) Robert H. Felix.

2. How is the term "asylum" defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (96)?
(a) "A place for medical treatment."
(b) "A place for patients with mental illness."
(c) "A place of haven or safety."
(d) "A place of involuntary holding."

3. Who involved in the stabbing of Payton Leutner was the first to discover the legend of the Slender Man online?
(a) Anna Wilson.
(b) Jamie Davis Whitmer.
(c) Elyn Saks.
(d) Anissa Weier.

4. Who stars in the film Lucy?
(a) Scarlett Johansson.
(b) Susan Sarandon.
(c) Charlize Theron.
(d) Nicole Kidman.

5. What does "PDD" refer to?
(a) Pervasive developmental disorder.
(b) Post develepmental disorder.
(c) Petulant disability disorder.
(d) Prenatal developmental disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the author located when she was hospitalized for the third time for her mental illness?

2. What did the accused believe the Slender Man would do after they stabbed Peyton Leutner?

3. How many siblings does the author have?

4. When was the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire released?

5. Who is cited as writing in Scientific American of Cotard's delusion, "As comical as it appears to be, it is obviously a manifestation of some deep-seated emotional issues or brain dysfunction" (147)?

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