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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 was Luria's response to Sacks's story?
(a) Such effects often happen but the stories are not told.
(b) Such effects rarely ever occur.
(c) Such effects are widely studied in the medical field.
(d) Fascinating but not completely useful to modern doctors.

2. How has Sacks always liked to think of himself?
(a) As an inventor.
(b) As a risk-taker.
(c) As a humanitarian.
(d) As an explorer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was it so difficult for Sacks to take the first step?

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

4. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?

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

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