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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Twenty, The Visions of Hildegard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the 'what science leaves out' theme play out in this chapter?
(a) Science leaves out the personal experience of the patient.
(b) Science leaves out an account of higher cognitive faculties.
(c) Science pays no attention to the state of the soul in these matters.
(d) Science ignores the ethical issues at stake.

2. What is his problem with body?
(a) He believes that his leg is someone else's.
(b) He believes that his hands are someone else's.
(c) He believes that his face is someone else's.
(d) He believes that his arm is someone else's.

3. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(b) Cupid's disease
(c) Korsakov's disease
(d) Tourette's syndrome

4. How long does this affliction last?
(a) Three Months
(b) Three Years
(c) Three Weeks
(d) Three Days

5. Sacks says taht for a long time which part of the brain was thought to be less complex?
(a) Frontal Lobe
(b) The right hemisphere
(c) The left hemisphere
(d) Parietal Lobe

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character of this chapter?

2. Why might the disorder mentioned in the chapter be a good thing?

3. Which faculty of mind does Sacks argue is left out of psychology and neuroscience?

4. How does Dr. Sacks respond to the main character?

5. The chapter covers a disorder where people who have lost limbs believe and feel that they are still there. What is this disorder called?

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