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

Daniel Tammet
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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. Two of the secondary school subjects that Daniel struggled with were:
(a) Woodworking and physical education.
(b) Health and computer programming.
(c) Woodworking and public speaking.
(d) Physical education and biology.

2. In what experiment did Daniel participate with Dr. Gary Morgan in 2005?
(a) Emotional language.
(b) Synesthetic connections.
(c) Reacting to bird song.
(d) Learning British sign language.

3. What mathematical chess problem does Daniel diagram in detail in his book?
(a) Castling.
(b) Knight's Tour.
(c) Checkmate.
(d) Check.

4. What types of words does Daniel find most difficult?
(a) Metaphors.
(b) Adjectives.
(c) Abstract words.
(d) Adverbs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Daniel best learn new languages?

2. Why did Daniel's parents have to clear the floor in his room at night, leave a hall light, on and put a gate at the top of the stairs?

3. Professor Alan Snyder believes that autistic thought is:

4. Who in Daniel's family had also suffered from epilepsy?

5. Who did Daniel help with advice on learning Romanian?

(see the answer key)

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