Professor Stephen Hawking addresses Headway conference

In 1962, medical tests were more primitive. The speaker describes a two-week hospital stay involving various procedures, including muscle sampling and x-ray observations. Despite these tests, the diagnosis remained unclear, with doctors indicating a worsening condition and limited treatment options, such as vitamins.

In what year did the narrator undergo medical tests?

• 1962

• 1982

• 1952

• 1972

How long did the narrator stay in the hospital?

• Two weeks

• Three weeks

• Four weeks

• One week

What was injected into the narrator's spine during the medical procedures?

• Dye

• Anesthetic

• Radio-opaque fluid

• Saline solution

What did the doctors offer as a treatment for the narrator's condition?

• Surgery

• Painkillers

• Vitamins

• Physical therapy

What was the doctors' outlook on the narrator's condition?

• It would worsen

• It would remain stable

• It was curable

• It would improve with time