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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Luria use to describe the modern approach to peripheral disorders?
(a) Ill-advised.
(b) Veterinary.
(c) Empathetic.
(d) Uninformed.

2. Where did Sacks's accident occur?
(a) On a mountain in Norway.
(b) In the Swiss Alps.
(c) In the hills of Germany.
(d) On a mountain in Finland.

3. As Sacks notes at the beginning of the Acknowledgments, what has he done since his injury?
(a) Strengthened his legs so he could hike again.
(b) Investigated current neuropsychological practice.
(c) Interviewed hundreds of similar patients.
(d) Written two other books about medical phenomena.

4. What was the date when Sacks climbed the mountain?
(a) The 18th.
(b) The 23rd.
(c) The 24th.
(d) The 7th.

5. To what poor instrument did Sacks compare his injured leg?
(a) The cracked cello in his living room.
(b) The broken saxophone he had kept since childhood.
(c) The dented clarinet he had as a child.
(d) The smashed violin he had as a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main injury that Sacks was able to identify?

2. Why was Sacks grateful to Dr. Henry Fleck?

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

4. What did Sacks experience with the father and son, which he had not experienced all day?

5. Who has written about the "occasions of poetry" (pg 9)?

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