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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?
(a) The wonder and horror which are an everyday part of life.
(b) The wonder and horror which lie just behind life.
(c) The shallowness of everyday life.
(d) The shallowness of human experience.

2. What was the occasion for this book?
(a) Reading a book about an unusual patient.
(b) An accident with expected effects.
(c) The study of an unusual patient.
(d) An accident with peculiar effects.

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

4. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Pavlov.
(d) Kant.

5. What book does Sacks plan to write in the future?
(a) A book about how this accident affected his medical practice.
(b) A book about patients who experienced the same body-ego alienation that he did.
(c) A book about how this accident affected his personal relationships in the long run.
(d) A book about his long-term recovery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?

2. How long did Sacks wait before villagers carried him to the hospital?

3. To what did Sacks's various thoughts and themes eventually lead in the end?

4. How old was Sacks when he discovered the beauty of the world through the Pythagorean theorem?

5. What word does Sacks use most to describe the bull?

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