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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sacks think of when he remembers the Biblical words, "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born, and a time or die; a time . . ." (pg 26)?
(a) The futility of life.
(b) The waste of good health and energy.
(c) His wife's untimely death.
(d) His patients who were prepared for death.

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

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

4. How old was Sacks when he discovered the beauty of the world through the Pythagorean theorem?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

5. What was the primary reason that Sacks decided not to yell a second time?
(a) He needed to conserve his strength.
(b) He was about ten miles away from the village.
(c) He was afraid of angering the bull.
(d) He was too thirsty to yell very loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Sacks plan to write in the future?

2. What language was the sign "BEWARE OF THE BULL!" written in?

3. When the father and his son rescued Sacks, what had they been doing just a moment before?

4. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?

5. How long had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?

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