If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia,you would be ________ to remember anything from before the incident and ________ to form new memories.
A) able; able
B) able; unable
C) unable; able
D) unable; unable

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Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for events that occurred before the incident that caused the amnesia. Therefore, the person would be unable to remember anything from before the incident (unable). However, anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories after the incident. Since the question specifies retrograde amnesia only, the person would still be able to form new memories (able).

If the Wicked Witch of the West Flew Down and Struck