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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Six, Phantoms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chapter covers a disorder where people who have lost limbs believe and feel that they are still there. What is this disorder called?
(a) Illusory Limb Disease
(b) Illusory Limb Syndrome
(c) Phantom Limb Disease
(d) Phantom Limb Syndrome

2. What does the main character do with this body part?
(a) Throws it out of bed
(b) Beats it until it is bruised
(c) Tries to cut it off
(d) Asks someone to amputate it

3. After Dr. Sacks and Mr. P part ways, how much longer does Mr. P teach music?
(a) 5 years
(b) 1 year
(c) 10 years
(d) The rest of his life

4. What is the consequence scientists pay when they ignore the a patient's high cognitive function?
(a) They cannot diagnose their patients properly.
(b) They are unable to empathize with their patients.
(c) They are out of touch with reality.
(d) They can do nothing to help their patients.

5. How does the main character seem when Sacks meets him?
(a) Fearful and uneasy
(b) Agitaged and concerned
(c) Upbeat and joyful
(d) Calm and even tempered

Short Answer Questions

1. What feature of humans does Sacks wonder if Jimmie lacks?

2. Dr. P cannot recognize what?

3. In what place does Jimmie recover a part of himself?

4. What is his problem with body?

5. How many cases are covered in this chapter?

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