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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sacks hope to see when he reached the mountain's summit?
(a) The temple at the top.
(b) A good view of the city.
(c) A good view of the surrounding mountains.
(d) The bull that lived there.

2. 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) His patients who were prepared for death.
(c) His wife's untimely death.
(d) The waste of good health and energy.

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

4. What was Sacks doing when he was finally able to piece together his thoughts?
(a) Driving from Washington, D.C. to Boston.
(b) Riding in a car from Annapolis to New York.
(c) Riding a train from Philadelphia to New York.
(d) Riding a train from Boston to New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Shortly after the sun set, what extraordinary auditory experience did Sacks have?

4. How is the material in the last chapter presented?

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

(see the answer key)

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