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

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

3. When was the film The NeverEnding Story released?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1975.

4. 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)?
(a) Harriet Beinfeld.
(b) Efrem Korngold.
(c) James Byrne.
(d) Joseph Wolpe.

5. When was the expose Ten Days in a Mad-House pubilshed?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1887.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a "shared delusional disorder" (120)?

2. What does "PDD" refer to?

3. Who plays the role of William Parcher in A Beautiful Mind?

4. What did the author's therapist prescribe her due to her nightmares from PTSD when she was diagnosed?

5. Where did the Slender Man legend originate that influenced the actions of Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser?

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