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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?
(a) The wonder and horror which are an everyday part of life.
(b) The shallowness of human experience.
(c) The shallowness of everyday life.
(d) The wonder and horror which lie just behind life.

2. When the father and his son rescued Sacks, what had they been doing just a moment before?
(a) Listening to the mass wafting up from the church.
(b) Searching for him.
(c) Hunting reindeer.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What did Sacks experience with the father and son, which he had not experienced all day?
(a) Inhibitions.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Laughter.

4. What was the main injury that Sacks was able to identify?
(a) The quadriceps was paralyzed.
(b) An artery was torn.
(c) The leg was becoming horribly discolored.
(d) His femur was broken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what publication did Sacks's first article about his injury appear?

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

3. What did not occur to Sacks until he injured his leg?

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

5. Why did Sacks have strong legs?

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