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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Sacks write the preface to the book?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1982.

2. What was the primary reason that Sacks and his friends celebrated the evening after his surgery?
(a) Sacks had not died on the operating table.
(b) They were drunk and did not care what they celebrated.
(c) They were alive and together.
(d) Sacks' recovery was expected to take two short months.

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

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

5. How did Sacks meet the bull?
(a) The bull looked like a boulder until he got close to it.
(b) He came over a small rise and the bull was lying in the grass.
(c) He rounded a boulder and it was lying in the path.
(d) The bull walked out of a stand of trees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time did Sacks hope to reach the mountain's summit?

3. What time of day did Sacks awake from his feverish delirium?

4. How long did Sacks wait before villagers carried him to the hospital?

5. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?

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