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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?
(a) Eight o'clock PM.
(b) Six o'clock PM.
(c) Nine o'clock PM.
(d) Ten o'clock PM.

2. What is the title of Chapter One?
(a) The Beginning.
(b) The Bull.
(c) The Mountain.
(d) The Fall.

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

4. What would happen if Sacks were not found by nightfall?
(a) He would freeze to death.
(b) He would most likely go crazy.
(c) He would die of blood loss.
(d) The bull would trample him to death.

5. How has Sacks written the book A Leg to Stand On?
(a) As an autobiography.
(b) As a prose poem.
(c) As a novel or short story.
(d) As an expose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Sacks hope to reach the mountain's summit?

2. What was Sacks doing when he was finally able to piece together his thoughts?

3. What role did Mary-Kay Wilmers play in Sacks's recovery?

4. What word does Luria use to describe the modern approach to peripheral disorders?

5. To what poor instrument did Sacks compare his injured leg?

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