Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Daniel Tammet
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, The Gift of Tongues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?
(a) Symbolic language.
(b) Foreign language.
(c) Semantic language.
(d) Idiomatic language.

2. What made Daniel stop playing in chess tournaments?
(a) He would lose if distracted or if something unexpected happened.
(b) It was too easy for him to win most of the time.
(c) He became bored.
(d) There was not enough money in it.

3. When Daniel's father returned home after a long hospitalization, how did the family celebrate?
(a) They all gave him welcome home gifts.
(b) They did not have a celebration.
(c) They went out for dinner.
(d) They had a house party.

4. What two tests were given Daniel to diagnosis his epilepsy?
(a) CAT and MRI.
(b) X-ray and EEG.
(c) EEG and MRI.
(d) Bloodwork and skin testing.

5. What was the name of the boy Daniel made friends with in secondary school?
(a) Babak.
(b) Neil.
(c) Zyginta.
(d) Rehan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Daniel groggy at times and sensitive to sunlight?

2. A brilliant painter who suffered from seizures was:

3. What types of words does Daniel find most difficult?

4. Two of the secondary school subjects that Daniel struggled with were:

5. Why are nouns Daniel's favorite parts of speech?

(see the answer key)

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