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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) 1991.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1982.

2. Who has written about the "occasions of poetry" (pg 9)?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Admiral Nelson.
(c) Thomas Gunn.
(d) T. S. Eliot.

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

4. When Sacks began to write to Luria, where did Luria live?
(a) Oslo.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Moscow.

5. What word does Luria use to describe the modern approach to peripheral disorders?
(a) Veterinary.
(b) Empathetic.
(c) Uninformed.
(d) Ill-advised.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sacks begin writing to Luria?

2. How did Sacks meet the bull?

3. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?

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

5. What question did Sacks want to ask the surgeon before surgery?

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