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

2. How did one of the surgical registrars refer to being a patient?
(a) As a pilgrimage.
(b) As a test of patience.
(c) As an opportunity.
(d) As a long trek into the light.

3. After a temporary cast was put on the leg, what dream did Sacks have?
(a) The leg was made of cloud vapor.
(b) The leg was being squeezed in a vice.
(c) The leg was covered with a layer of steel.
(d) The leg was made of bricks and mortar.

4. What town's hospital was Sacks taken to first?
(a) Bergen's.
(b) London's.
(c) Oslo's.
(d) Odda's.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What analogy does Sacks use to describe his left leg's failure during therapy?

2. What was the main injury that Sacks was able to identify?

3. How must a person react to the abyss?

4. How has Sacks always liked to think of himself?

5. Following the surgery, how did Sacks's cast fit his leg?

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