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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Acknowledgements.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sacks began to write to Luria, where did Luria live?
(a) Oslo.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Madrid.

2. What was the public reaction to Sacks's first article about his leg?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Indignation.
(c) Indifference.
(d) He does not say.

3. Where did Sacks finish writing his book?
(a) In a meadow in New Yor.
(b) In a village in Norway.
(c) On a mountain in Nicaragua.
(d) On a mountain in Costa Rica.

4. When did Sacks write the preface to the book?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1991.

5. To what did Sacks's various thoughts and themes eventually lead in the end?
(a) A deeper understanding of the patient-doctor relationship.
(b) A critique of modern neurological medicine.
(c) A reaffirmation of modern neurological medicin.
(d) A personal, religious faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Sacks written the book A Leg to Stand On?

2. What book does Sacks plan to write in the future?

3. What was the occasion for this book?

4. What analogy does Sacks refer to as he draws the relationship between science and art?

5. Why did Sacks dedicate his book to Luria?

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