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Pure alexia is produced by damage to pathways that carry ________ information to ________.
 
  A) auditory; Broca's area
  B) visual; the right extrastriate cortex
  C) visual; the left extrastriate cortex
  D) auditory; the right striate cortex
  E) auditory; Wernicke's area

Question 2

A key difference between visual agnosia and pure alexia is that
 
  A) a person with visual agnosia can still read.
  B) alexia disrupts spelling but not reading.
  C) pure alexia impairs the ability to recognize objects.
  D) a person with visual agnosia is unable to read.
  E) pure alexia impairs the ability to name objects.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Rationale: A key difference between visual agnosia and pure alexia is that a person with visual agnosia can still read.



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