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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Three, The Disembodied Lady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the technical term of Jimmie G.'s disorder?
(a) Prosopagnosia
(b) Agnosia
(c) Retrograde Amnesia
(d) Amnesia

2. What does Mr. P do to keep himself oriented?
(a) Follows his wife's instructions
(b) Asks for help
(c) Sings to himself
(d) Memorizes routines

3. Most neuroscientists thought that most neurological disorders were caused by damage to what part of the brain?
(a) The Left hemisphere
(b) Parietal lobe
(c) The right hemisphere
(d) Frontal lobe

4. After Dr. Sacks and Mr. P part ways, how much longer does Mr. P teach music?
(a) 1 year
(b) 5 years
(c) The rest of his life
(d) 10 years

5. Sacks is different from a fiction writer because:
(a) He has less education than most fiction writers.
(b) He is a bad writer.
(c) He is more scientific and philosophical than most.
(d) He is not a trained writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Sacks called his chapters 'studies' what would that mean about his attitude?

2. Who is the main character of this chapter?

3. Sacks sees himself as having what kind of personality?

4. What does Sacks compare his tales to?

5. What is the consequence scientists pay when they ignore the a patient's high cognitive function?

(see the answer key)

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