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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Sacks to reach the final understanding of his various thoughts?
(a) Half a year.
(b) Several years.
(c) Nearly a decade.
(d) One year.

2. How did Sacks descend the mountain?
(a) By hobbling on his right leg.
(b) By crawling.
(c) By rolling and sliding.
(d) By "rowing" with his arms.

3. What did Sacks feel as he was being admitted to the hospital?
(a) That he was finally reaching a place of hope.
(b) That he was losing his humanity and individuality.
(c) That he was approaching the gallows.
(d) That he was reaching the purity of non-being.

4. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Pavlov.
(d) Kant.

5. How must a person react to the abyss?
(a) Skirt its edge without falling in.
(b) Either face it or walk away.
(c) Ignore it.
(d) Search it for answers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Sacks grateful to Dr. Henry Fleck?

2. What was the name of the physiotherapist?

3. What was the name of the surgeon who performed Sacks's knee surgery?

4. What did Sacks experience with the father and son, which he had not experienced all day?

5. What time of day did Sacks awake from his feverish delirium?

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