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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Sacks think about his injury before he began writing about it?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Four years.

2. How has Sacks written the book A Leg to Stand On?
(a) As a prose poem.
(b) As an autobiography.
(c) As an expose.
(d) As a novel or short story.

3. While waiting for villagers to arrive and take him to the hospital, how did Sacks feel?
(a) Thrilled to be alive.
(b) Comfortable and happy.
(c) Worried about the doctor's prognosis.
(d) Anxious.

4. What is the essential idea of Thomas Mann's quote?
(a) The mountain is impersonal.
(b) Man can be stronger than the mountain.
(c) The mountain is hostile.
(d) The mountain begrudges any human infiltration.

5. How old was Sacks when he discovered the beauty of the world through the Pythagorean theorem?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sacks find astonishing about his wound?

2. To what poor instrument did Sacks compare his injured leg?

3. When was Studies in Neurology published?

4. In what publication did Sacks's first article about his injury appear?

5. What time did Sacks hope to reach the mountain's summit?

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