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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 had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) He did not know.

2. What analogy does Sacks refer to as he draws the relationship between science and art?
(a) Archimedes' bathtub.
(b) Galileo's earth.
(c) Newton's apple.
(d) Einstein's theory of relativity.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would make the state of limbo tolerable?

2. What does Sacks think of when he remembers the Biblical words, "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born, and a time or die; a time . . ." (pg 26)?

3. 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?

4. How has Sacks always liked to think of himself?

5. In the quote from St. John of the Cross in Chapter Three, where does the light guide the man?

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