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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Sacks compare the coming revolution in neurology?
(a) Newton's discovery.
(b) Galileo's discovery.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The French Revolution.

2. While under the spinal anesthesia, how did Sacks perceive his body?
(a) His feet were far away.
(b) He had no upper half.
(c) He terminated in the middle.
(d) His body was very thin.

3. Previous to his accident, how did Sacks think things were accomplished in the world?
(a) By external impetus.
(b) By love and understanding.
(c) By sheer willpower.
(d) By reason and will.

4. What did Sacks think about as he moved down the mountain?
(a) What little time he had left to live.
(b) Happy memories and times.
(c) The most heart-wrenching moments of his life.
(d) His father's vegetable garden.

5. In Montaigne's words, who is a true doctor?
(a) The man who sees his patients as people rather than as problems.
(b) The man who also understands art.
(c) The man who has experienced every illness he wants to cure.
(d) The man who can sympathize with his patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. How must a person react to the abyss?

2. Sacks had written to Luria explaining his accident and the subsequent alienation he felt. What was Luria's response?

3. What is the most important reason for the young painter's misery?

4. When Sacks began to write to Luria, where did Luria live?

5. During his first visit home, what type of religious ceremony did Sacks attend with his family?

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