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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. According to the Department of Justice, how many "people with mental illness are incarcerated in state and federal jails and prisons" (110)?
(a) "Nearly 1.3 million."
(b) "Nearly 2.3 million."
(c) "Nearly 1 million."
(d) "Nearly 1.8 million."

2. When was the film A Beautiful Mind released?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2003.

3. How is the word "anhedonia" defined (148)?
(a) Inability to stop bleeding.
(b) Tendency for bruising.
(c) Inabiilty to feel pleasure.
(d) Visual hallucinations.

4. Who in Greek mythology calls for Persephone from the land of the dead once a year?
(a) Ares.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Artemis.

5. Where was the author born?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) New York.
(c) Michigan.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the award-winning novel Home?

2. What kind of flowers did the author have featured in her wedding?

3. Who wrote the novel The Snowman?

4. In the film Lucy, access to 20% of one's brain enables what?

5. Who wrote the Newsweek opinion piece titled "Charleston Massacre: Mental Illness Common Thread for Mass Shootings"?

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