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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book which was the model for Sacks's own book?
(a) Conrad.
(b) Luria.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Hemingway.

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

3. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?
(a) A Scotsman had died on exposure on the mountain exactly one year previously.
(b) An Englishman had died on the mountain two weeks earlier.
(c) An Englishman had broken both legs on the mountain earlier, though he survived.
(d) A Pole had been gored by the bull and bled to death.

4. How long did Sacks wait before villagers carried him to the hospital?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Nearly six hours.
(c) Less than two hours.
(d) Less than four hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Sacks think about his injury before he began writing about it?

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

3. When did Sacks write the preface to the book?

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

5. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?

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