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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What time did Sacks hope to reach the mountain's summit?
(a) Noon.
(b) Eleven o'clock AM.
(c) Two o'clock PM.
(d) Nine o'clock AM.

4. After realizing that he was the victim of the fall, what did Sacks do?
(a) Lay down and tried to think what he should do.
(b) Gave himself a pep talk in an attempt to begin moving.
(c) Looked at the leg as though he did not recognize it.
(d) Examined the injured leg as though he were explaining it to a class.

5. Why did Sacks write to A. R. Luria?
(a) He was not getting satisfactory answers from his own doctor.
(b) Luria was a close family friend.
(c) Luria was the leading neuropsychologist in the United States.
(d) He wanted reassurance about writing his book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Mary-Kay Wilmers play in Sacks's recovery?

2. What did Sacks find astonishing about his wound?

3. Where did Sacks finish writing his book?

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

5. As Sacks notes at the beginning of the Acknowledgments, what has he done since his injury?

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