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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the seventh-century commander-in-chief and Lord Protector of England?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Andrew Jameson.
(c) Oliver Cromwell.
(d) Richard Dawkins.

2. Who is the Canadian entrepreneur and former owner of Bloomingdales?
(a) Robert Campeau.
(b) Jacque Mortenson.
(c) Andrew Richou.
(d) Michael Anderson.

3. From what play comes the line, "The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact"?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) A Winter's Tale.

4. What is one of the common issues of families with a manic-depressive child?
(a) Feelings of wishful thinking.
(b) Parents disagreeing over care.
(c) Feelings of hatred.
(d) Money issues.

5. Who is the author of the book, Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?
(a) Dr. Stanford H. Ray.
(b) Patty Duke.
(c) Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison.
(d) Gloria Hochman.

6. "Even when there are little to no side effects, anywhere from ___ to ___ percent of people stop taking their lithium."
(a) 10 to 25.
(b) 20 to 30.
(c) 40 to 50.
(d) 50 to 60.

7. What is the name of the television movie Patty Duke made about her manic-depressive illness?
(a) Yesterday's Dreams.
(b) Call Me Anna.
(c) The Patty Duke You Didn't Know.
(d) A Child Star.

8. Who was Patty Duke's character's teacher in The Miracle Worker?
(a) Rebecca Landson.
(b) Sarah. Wilson.
(c) Ashley Matthews.
(d) Susan Sullivan.

9. Who played Patty's son in the film Please Don't Hit Me, Mom?
(a) Jason Astin.
(b) Mackenzie Astin.
(c) Kevin Astin.
(d) Sean Astin.

10. What is one indicator of oncoming manias?
(a) Decreased sex drive.
(b) Increased sex drive.
(c) Fevers and sweats.
(d) Hyperventilation.

11. Who, along with Rose Kurland, founded the Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association?
(a) Johnathan Williams.
(b) Sarah Strawman.
(c) Andrew Mathews.
(d) Marilyn Weiss.

12. Who was the associate producer of Patty's television docudrama?
(a) Sarah Smithson.
(b) Lily Andrews.
(c) Peggy Griffin.
(d) Jessica Warden.

13. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors fell out of favor because they induced what?
(a) Headaches.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Seizures.
(d) Hallucinations.

14. What is the name of the drug also referred to as Tegretol?
(a) Prozac.
(b) Carbamazapine.
(c) Thiothixene.
(d) Lamitrogine.

15. Which composer wrote that he wished "the earth were a shell filled with gunpowder, to which I would put a match for my diversion"?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Handel.
(c) Schumann.
(d) Bach.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were monoamine oxidase inhibitors ushered into the antidepressant era?

2. In what year did Patty marry her current husband?

3. Where do Patty's sister and her husband live?

4. Who adapted the screenplay for the television docudrama on Patty's life?

5. What is the name of the mother whose daughter convinced her to seek therapy and lithium changed her life?

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