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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerto did Sacks listen to on a cassette tape?
(a) Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor.
(b) Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major.
(c) Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
(d) Beethoven's Piano Concerto #5.

2. When moving out of his tiny hospital room, why did Sacks see the world as two-dimensional?
(a) The denervation process had affected only his left eye.
(b) His field of vision had shrunk.
(c) The denervation process had also affected his eyes.
(d) His vision reflected his changed thinking.

3. Why was it so difficult for Sacks to take the first step?
(a) His feet felt too heavy to lift.
(b) He felt that the physiotherapists were pressuring him.
(c) He had forgotten how to walk.
(d) He could not get his sense of balance.

4. What is Hannah Arendt's idea about the space without time?
(a) It is the place where Man is not himself.
(b) It is the only home of Soul and Art.
(c) It is the place where Man must face himself most chillingly.
(d) It is the only place to meet God.

5. Once the cast was removed, Sacks gingerly touched his leg. How did it feel?
(a) Like wax.
(b) Like flesh.
(c) Like pudding.
(d) Like marble.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?

2. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?

3. Sacks references a chapter in Luria's book The Man with a Shattered World that profoundly affected his thoughts about recovery. What was the name of this chapter?

4. In the hospital gardens, what set patients off from non-patients?

5. Why did the staff nurse laugh at Sacks when he arrived in his room?

(see the answer key)

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