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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the consequence scientists pay when they ignore the a patient's high cognitive function?
(a) They are out of touch with reality.
(b) They cannot diagnose their patients properly.
(c) They are unable to empathize with their patients.
(d) They can do nothing to help their patients.

2. Who is the neuroscientist Sacks receives advice from in Chapter 1?
(a) Petersen
(b) Luria
(c) Pinker
(d) Edelman

3. Dr. P possesses which personal qualities.
(a) He is angry but intelligent.
(b) He is utterly detached from the world.
(c) He is cold and indifferent.
(d) He is upbeat and intelligent.

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

5. What is the main character's name in this chapter?
(a) Emily G.
(b) Mr. P
(c) Witty Ticcy Ray
(d) Christina

6. How is the main character affected by Reagan's speech?
(a) She hates it
(b) She cannot understand it at all
(c) She is totally enamored with it
(d) She hears inconsistencies in it that others cannot

7. Which part of the main character's body does he/she refer to as "lumps of dough?"
(a) Hands
(b) Buttocks
(c) Breasts
(d) Feet

8. How does the patient respond to Sacks?
(a) He recognizes that Sacks is right.
(b) He argues with Sacks but eventually agrees with him.
(c) He does not believe Sacks.
(d) He believes Sacks hesitantly.

9. The chapter covers a disorder where people who have lost limbs believe and feel that they are still there. What is this disorder called?
(a) Phantom Limb Disease
(b) Illusory Limb Syndrome
(c) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(d) Illusory Limb Disease

10. How does the main character compensate for his/her disorder?
(a) By constructing a wheelchair that compensates
(b) By constructing a pair of glasses that compensate
(c) By constructing a prosthesis that compensates
(d) Requesting brain surgery

11. Why is the main character confused?
(a) He can't figure out how to remove his face.
(b) He can't figure out how to detach his leg from his body.
(c) He can't figure out how to detach his arm from his body.
(d) He can't figure out how to remove his hands.

12. The character's condition is caused by polyneuritis, which is:
(a) Damaging of the pain centers of the spinal and cranial nerves
(b) Damaging of the sensory roots of the nerves attached to skin
(c) Damaging of the sensory roots of the spinal and cranial nerves
(d) Damaging of the pain centers of the nerves attached to skin

13. What aspect of his patients is Sacks concerned to communicate to his reader?
(a) Their representation of self
(b) Their treatment
(c) Their diagnosis
(d) Their neurological defect

14. The main character's name is
(a) Emily G.
(b) Christina
(c) Witty Ticcy Ray
(d) Mr. P

15. What are the agents that spread the main character's disorder?
(a) Antibodies
(b) Spirochetes
(c) Bacteria
(d) Virii

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character's symptoms are:

2. For Sacks it is important to treat his patients with:

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

4. Most neuroscientists thought that most neurological disorders were caused by damage to what part of the brain?

5. Why doesn't the introduction of a video system work?

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