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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Sacks to reach the final understanding of his various thoughts?
(a) Half a year.
(b) Several years.
(c) Nearly a decade.
(d) One year.

2. What did Sacks hope to see when he reached the mountain's summit?
(a) The bull that lived there.
(b) The temple at the top.
(c) A good view of the city.
(d) A good view of the surrounding mountains.

3. When Nurse Solveig returned to take out Sacks's thermometer, what emotion did she convey?
(a) Concern.
(b) Rage.
(c) Disinterest.
(d) Pity.

4. What was Luria's response to Sacks's story?
(a) Fascinating but not completely useful to modern doctors.
(b) Such effects rarely ever occur.
(c) Such effects are widely studied in the medical field.
(d) Such effects often happen but the stories are not told.

5. How did Sacks descend the mountain?
(a) By rolling and sliding.
(b) By "rowing" with his arms.
(c) By crawling.
(d) By hobbling on his right leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Four, what is the essence of William Harvey's questions?

2. What time of day did Sacks awake from his feverish delirium?

3. Sacks climbed a particular stretch of ground in just over an hour. How long did it take him to descend this same stretch?

4. According to Sacks, what was "the only proper posture of the soul at this time" (Chapter Three, pg 113)?

5. What would make the state of limbo tolerable?

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