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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Styron say about assigning reasons for suicide to those who take that route?
(a) That people who commit suicide are justified in doing it.
(b) That people who commit suicide don't love their families.
(c) That only weak people commit suicide.
(d) Most of the time the cause is not one incident, but overwhelming depression.

2. What does Styron say would cause many depression-related suicides?
(a) Lack of moral strength by the depressed person.
(b) Lack of medicines to treat depression.
(c) Lack of awareness by others about the intensity of the pain.
(d) Lack of psychiatric treatment protocols.

3. What Camus novel has a profound impact on Styron?
(a) "Paradise Lost."
(b) "Reflections of Life."
(c) "The Long Day."
(d) "The Stranger."

4. How does Camus's essay about a prisoner on death row impact Styron's writing?
(a) It causes him to want to write much better than he felt Camus did.
(b) It gives him some ideas about stories he wants to write.
(c) It causes him to stop writing for a while.
(d) It leads to his using a narrator on death row to tell the story in "Confessions of Nat Turner."

5. How does Styron's body feel in the beginning of his depression?
(a) Manic, hyper, shaky, and strange.
(b) Numb, frail, disjointed, and clumsy.
(c) Energetic, strong, capable, and lively.
(d) Heavy, lethargic, awkward, and bloated.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Styron, who wrote about depression and seemed to really understand it?

2. What does Styron believe about a depressed colleague's decision to ride with a reckless driver?

3. What does Styron say about alcohol's mood-altering characteristics?

4. Though Styron admits all professions are susceptible to depression, which profession is the most susceptible?

5. Where did Styron meet Hoffman?

(see the answer key)

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