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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Previous to his accident, how did Sacks think things were accomplished in the world?
(a) By external impetus.
(b) By reason and will.
(c) By sheer willpower.
(d) By love and understanding.

2. What problem did Sacks find with Leontev and Zaporozhet's book?
(a) The book was not written cohesively.
(b) The authors did not interview enough patients.
(c) The authors did not analyze the data they created.
(d) The authors did not move beyond systematic analysis.

3. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) Kant.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Pavlov.

4. What time did Sacks hope to reach the mountain's summit?
(a) Eleven o'clock AM.
(b) Noon.
(c) Two o'clock PM.
(d) Nine o'clock AM.

5. What was Sacks's general opinion about the patients in the convalescent home?
(a) They were generally stupid and clueless.
(b) None of them had as compelling a story as he did.
(c) They were pretty knowledgeable about the world and their places in it.
(d) They were all smarter than the doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did Sacks spend in his small hospital room?

2. The night before the operation, Sacks called up his family and friends. What did he tell them could happen if he were to die during the operation?

3. Why could Head not explain the poetry of music and movement the way he felt it?

4. How does Sacks describe the six-hour ambulance ride to the next hospital?

5. What vital change in the world happened once Sacks moved out of his first hospital room?

(see the answer key)

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