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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the date when Sacks climbed the mountain?
(a) The 23rd.
(b) The 18th.
(c) The 24th.
(d) The 7th.

2. What language was the sign "BEWARE OF THE BULL!" written in?
(a) Norwegian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) German.

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

4. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?
(a) Six o'clock PM.
(b) Nine o'clock PM.
(c) Ten o'clock PM.
(d) Eight o'clock PM.

5. What was the primary reason that Sacks decided not to yell a second time?
(a) He was too thirsty to yell very loudly.
(b) He was afraid of angering the bull.
(c) He was about ten miles away from the village.
(d) He needed to conserve his strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?

2. What instrument did Sacks have for listening to music?

3. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?

4. What would make the state of limbo tolerable?

5. What book does Sacks model his own book after?

(see the answer key)

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