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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Acknowledgements.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what publication did Sacks's first article about his injury appear?
(a) New York Times Book Review.
(b) Atlantic Monthly.
(c) New York Times.
(d) London Review of Books.

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

3. Why did Sacks dedicate his book to Luria?
(a) Because Luria's book deeply changed his view of neurological illnesses.
(b) Because Luria led him out of the darkness.
(c) Because Luria pioneered a deeper, revolutionary medicine.
(d) Because Luria was a mentor during medical school.

4. 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.

5. When did Sacks begin writing to Luria?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1977.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sacks write to A. R. Luria?

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

3. How long did Sacks think about his injury before he began writing about it?

4. What was the public reaction to Sacks's first article about his leg?

5. Who wrote the book which was the model for Sacks's own book?

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