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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Sacks model his own book after?
(a) The Man in the Shattered Hope.
(b) The Man with the Shattered Arm.
(c) The Man with the Shattered World.
(d) The Woman with the Shattered Dreams.

2. What language was the sign "BEWARE OF THE BULL!" written in?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Norwegian.

3. To what poor instrument did Sacks compare his injured leg?
(a) The dented clarinet he had as a child.
(b) The broken saxophone he had kept since childhood.
(c) The cracked cello in his living room.
(d) The smashed violin he had as a child.

4. What book does Sacks plan to write in the future?
(a) A book about how this accident affected his personal relationships in the long run.
(b) A book about his long-term recovery.
(c) A book about patients who experienced the same body-ego alienation that he did.
(d) A book about how this accident affected his medical practice.

5. What was the public reaction to Sacks's first article about his leg?
(a) He does not say.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Indignation.
(d) Indifference.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Sacks began to write to Luria, where did Luria live?

3. Why did Sacks have strong legs?

4. What did Sacks find astonishing about his wound?

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

(see the answer key)

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