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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As Sacks notes at the beginning of the Acknowledgments, what has he done since his injury?
(a) Investigated current neuropsychological practice.
(b) Written two other books about medical phenomena.
(c) Strengthened his legs so he could hike again.
(d) Interviewed hundreds of similar patients.

4. What time of day did Sacks awake from his feverish delirium?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Near midnight.
(d) Late afternoon.

5. What did not occur to Sacks until he injured his leg?
(a) That the bull might be following him.
(b) How far he had climbed up the mountain before falling.
(c) How utterly alone he was.
(d) That he had forgotten to take extra water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sacks hope to see when he reached the mountain's summit?

2. What did Sacks find astonishing about his wound?

3. How old was Sacks when he discovered the beauty of the world through the Pythagorean theorem?

4. What was the name of the physiotherapist?

5. How did Sacks splint his leg?

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