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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. Most neuroscientists thought that most neurological disorders were caused by damage to what part of the brain?
(a) Frontal lobe
(b) Parietal lobe
(c) The right hemisphere
(d) The Left hemisphere

2. How do the main character's nurses help him/her fix his/her disability?
(a) Putting a food tray out of reach.
(b) Putting medicine in the patient's IV.
(c) Recommending surgery.
(d) Giving the patient electroshock therapy.

3. What aspect of his patients is Sacks concerned to communicate to his reader?
(a) Their neurological defect
(b) Their representation of self
(c) Their diagnosis
(d) Their treatment

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

5. What part of the main character's body does he have a problem with?
(a) His face
(b) His hands
(c) His arm
(d) His leg

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the neuroscientist Sacks receives advice from in Chapter 1?

3. How does the 'what science leaves out' theme play out in this chapter?

4. What is the first man worried about?

5. What is the main character's most frustrating disability?

(see the answer key)

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