The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Quiz Questions | Quiz: Preface to Part One: Chapter Two, The Lost Mariner

Quiz: Preface to Part One: Chapter Two, The Lost Mariner

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Dr. P cannot recognize what?
a) Faces
b) Pictures
c) Sounds
d) Emotions

2. If Sacks called his chapters 'studies' what would that mean about his attitude?
a) He despises his patients.
b) He likes his patients.
c) He is detached from his patients.
d) He is professional.

3. Sacks is a:
a) Journalist
b) Philosopher
c) Economist
d) Neuroscientist

4. How does the 'what science leaves out' theme play out in this chapter?
a) Science leaves out the personal experience of the patient.
b) Science leaves out an account of higher cognitive faculties.
c) Science pays no attention to the state of the soul in these matters.
d) Science...
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