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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What analogy does Sacks refer to as he draws the relationship between science and art?
(a) Galileo's earth.
(b) Newton's apple.
(c) Einstein's theory of relativity.
(d) Archimedes' bathtub.

2. Why did Sacks have strong legs?
(a) He had worked out at the gym for many years.
(b) He ran marathons.
(c) He was a veteran hiker.
(d) He swam regularly.

3. The night before the operation, Sacks called up his family and friends. What did he tell them could happen if he were to die during the operation?
(a) His property should be auctioned off.
(b) His valuable property should be donated to charity.
(c) His property should be divided fairly among his family.
(d) They could publish anything from his notebooks that they saw fit.

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

5. How did Sacks meet the bull?
(a) He came over a small rise and the bull was lying in the grass.
(b) He rounded a boulder and it was lying in the path.
(c) The bull looked like a boulder until he got close to it.
(d) The bull walked out of a stand of trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Previous to this injury, when Sacks had had electrical currents applied to his injured neck muscles, what happened?

2. What town's hospital was Sacks taken to first?

3. What was Luria's response to Sacks's story?

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

5. What concerto did Sacks listen to on a cassette tape?

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