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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "High Functioning" - "The Choice of Children".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the camp at Camp Wish last?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 9 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

3. What is the percentage chance of identical twins both developing schizophrenia despite their shared genes, according to seminal twin studies in the 1960s?
(a) 40-50%.
(b) 60-70%.
(c) 30-40%.
(d) 20-30%.

4. What does the Greek root word "schizo" mean?
(a) Split.
(b) Strong.
(c) Damaged.
(d) Delusion.

5. According to the author, the ancient Egyptians described a condition similar to schizophrenia that was attributed to the dangerous influence of poison where in the body?
(a) The pancreas and brain.
(b) The kidneys and liver.
(c) The heart and uterus.
(d) The spleen and liver.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Camp Wish established?

2. What refers to the California law code for temporary, involuntary psychiatric commitment of individuals who present a danger to themselves or others?

3. When did Emil Kraepelin pinpoint the disorder he called "dementia praecox"?

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

5. Who is NAMI's director of education, training, and peer support center that is quoted by the author in "Toward a Pathology of the Possessed" (34)?

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