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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Sacks grateful to Dr. Henry Fleck?
(a) The doctor first explained Sacks' body-ego alienation.
(b) The doctor performed electrical studies on Sack's damaged leg.
(c) The doctor's book was influential in Sacks' understanding of himself.
(d) The doctor provided valuable support during therapy.

2. How is the material in the last chapter presented?
(a) Systematically.
(b) Concisely.
(c) Poetically.
(d) Randomly.

3. What concerto did Sacks listen to on a cassette tape?
(a) Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor.
(b) Beethoven's Piano Concerto #5.
(c) Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major.
(d) Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.

4. Before he took a step, what visual problem did Sacks have?
(a) He could not judge objects or distances.
(b) He could not see his feet.
(c) He could not distinguish colors.
(d) The floor looked closer than it actually was.

5. What is the most important reason for the young painter's misery?
(a) He could not hide his wish for death.
(b) He knew he was dying and could not accept it.
(c) He could not hide his worsening illness.
(d) He was impatient for the moment of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?

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

3. Following the surgery, how did Sacks's cast fit his leg?

4. During his recovery, what did Sacks decide was the most important thing of all?

5. How old was Sacks when he discovered the beauty of the world through the Pythagorean theorem?

(see the answer key)

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