Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Daniel Tammet
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, The Gift of Tongues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the boy Daniel made friends with in secondary school?
(a) Babak.
(b) Zyginta.
(c) Neil.
(d) Rehan.

2. Why are nouns Daniel's favorite parts of speech?
(a) They are the easiest words to learn.
(b) They have a mathematical element.
(c) They are easiest for him to visualize.
(d) The tense does not change.

3. What is the name of the German boy that Daniel wanted to be closer to in secondary school?
(a) Hans.
(b) Johan.
(c) Herman.
(d) Jens.

4. A famous Russian writer who had a form of temporal lobe epilepsy was:
(a) Andreyev.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Lermontov.
(d) Dostoyevsky.

5. Many people on the autistic spectrum are very good at processing information in parts instead of holistically. This explains why Daniels is so good at:
(a) Proofreading.
(b) Computers.
(c) Counting.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two of the secondary school subjects that Daniel struggled with were:

2. A brilliant painter who suffered from seizures was:

3. Who taught Daniel how to play chess when Daniel was thirteen?

4. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?

5. What mathematical chess problem does Daniel diagram in detail in his book?

(see the answer key)

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