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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other word is connoted by the word "hell"?
(a) Hellish.
(b) Help.
(c) Helplessness.
(d) Hole.

2. What was the date when Sacks climbed the mountain?
(a) The 24th.
(b) The 7th.
(c) The 18th.
(d) The 23rd.

3. What question did Sacks want to ask the surgeon before surgery?
(a) Whether he could have someone photograph the surgery.
(b) Whether he could have a general anesthesia.
(c) Whether he could have a spinal anesthesia.
(d) Whether he could drink a little water first.

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

5. How old was Sacks when he discovered the beauty of the world through the Pythagorean theorem?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the surgeon who performed Sacks's knee surgery?

2. What was Sacks doing when he was finally able to piece together his thoughts?

3. In the quote about patient waiting, why must the person not think?

4. What vital support did the surgeon take away when he dismissed Sacks's concerns?

5. Previous to his accident, how did Sacks think things were accomplished in the world?

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