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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Excesses: Introduction and Chapter Ten, Witty Ticcy Ray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks sees his patients as:
(a) Mere case studies
(b) Mere medical files
(c) Crazy
(d) Real people

2. The character's condition is caused by polyneuritis, which is:
(a) Damaging of the pain centers of the nerves attached to skin
(b) Damaging of the pain centers of the spinal and cranial nerves
(c) Damaging of the sensory roots of the nerves attached to skin
(d) Damaging of the sensory roots of the spinal and cranial nerves

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

4. Why might the disorder mentioned in the chapter be a good thing?
(a) It makes patients happy through the illusion of having the lost limb.
(b) It helps patients integrate with artificial limbs.
(c) It produces a sense of euphoria by releasing chemicals in the brain.
(d) It helps patients to live longer.

5. The main character suffers a stroke and this affects which side of his/her brain?
(a) The Left
(b) Neither
(c) Both
(d) The Right

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the remedy work?

2. What aspect of his patients is Sacks concerned to communicate to his reader?

3. Most neuroscientists thought that most neurological disorders were caused by damage to what part of the brain?

4. Sacks thinks of his patients as:

5. The main character of this chapter has which disorder?

(see the answer key)

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