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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Studies in Neurology published?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1940.

2. When did Sacks write the preface to the book?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1982.

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

4. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?
(a) His son.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His wife.
(d) His editors.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Sacks model his own book after?

2. Where did Sacks's accident occur?

3. What analogy does Sacks refer to as he draws the relationship between science and art?

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

5. Where did Sacks finish writing his book?

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