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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the material in the last chapter presented?
(a) Randomly.
(b) Poetically.
(c) Systematically.
(d) Concisely.

2. Sacks climbed a particular stretch of ground in just over an hour. How long did it take him to descend this same stretch?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Nearly seven hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Half an hour.

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

4. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?
(a) Pavlov.
(b) Kant.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Nietzsche.

5. When did Sacks begin writing to Luria?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What emotion did Sacks see several times on the unguarded face of the physiotherapist?

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

4. What did Sacks think about as he moved down the mountain?

5. Who wrote the book which was the model for Sacks's own book?

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