He was probably checking to see if you were "fully oriented." This is a normal part of a psychiatric or neurological examination. This is what it means ...
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FULLY ORIENTED
(oriented to person, place, date, and time, oriented times three, oriented in all spheres, oriented x 3)
In the psychiatric mental status examination the subject correctly identifies familiar individuals, and provides the correct time and date, place, and geographical location.
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When I suffered a head injury five years ago, the doctors at the hospital asked me who I was. I said, "SnakeCharmer Jones." They asked me if they knew where I was. I said, "The Palookaville hospital ER " They asked me who was president. I said, "Ronald Reagan." They asked me again and I really did think it was the 1980s. I don't know why.
The kept me. By morning I was oriented just fine.
If you provided the psychiatrist or receptionist with your name earlier in the examination, it's highly -- I repeat highly -- unlikely that you have anything at all to worry about. It is a confusing question if you don't know about their sneaky way of checking to see if you're oriented. Saying you don't understand makes complete sense.
If you'd said you were Satan or The Messiah or the Reincarnation of Paul Revere's Horse, you'd have something to worry about.