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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Three, The Disembodied Lady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feature of humans does Sacks wonder if Jimmie lacks?
(a) Long-term Memory
(b) Hearing
(c) Smell
(d) Soul

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

3. Which faculty of mind does Sacks argue is left out of psychology and neuroscience?
(a) Emotion
(b) Judgment
(c) Spirit
(d) Soul

4. Where does Sacks work at the time of this chapter?
(a) National Institutes of Mental Health
(b) Therapist's Office
(c) Home for the Aged
(d) Neuroscience Clinic

5. What is proprioception?
(a) The sense that monitors physical movement.
(b) The sense of smell.
(c) The sense of taste.
(d) The sense that monitors the heartbeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the technical term of Jimmie G.'s disorder?

2. Sacks' book is different from a college textbook in that it:

3. Sacks sees himself as having what kind of personality?

4. For Sacks it is important to treat his patients with:

5. What branch of the armed services was Jimmie G. in?

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