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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. Dr. P is a teacher of what?
(a) Music
(b) Art
(c) Literature
(d) Philosophy

2. At what stage of Sacks' career does he encounter the main character of Chapter Four?
(a) As a doctor in the middle of his career practice
(b) As a young medical student
(c) As a young doctor
(d) As a resident

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

4. What does Mr. P do to keep himself oriented?
(a) Asks for help
(b) Sings to himself
(c) Follows his wife's instructions
(d) Memorizes routines

5. Which sort of memory does Jimmie G. lack?
(a) Short-term Memory
(b) Tactile Memory
(c) Semantic Memory
(d) Long-term Memory

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Sacks think Jimmie G's memory should have stopped?

2. What part of the main character's body does he have a problem with?

3. Sacks says taht for a long time which part of the brain was thought to be less complex?

4. Which of Sacks' questions in the main character unable to answer?

5. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?

(see the answer key)

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