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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Poor or unusual _______ conditions have also been blamed for migraines though that might only be a part of the issue.
(a) Weather.
(b) Living.
(c) Food.
(d) Family.

2. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.
(a) Hallucination.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Movement.
(d) Migraine.

3. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.
(a) Debilitating.
(b) Forward.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Spontaneous.

4. Sacks proposes that a person who seems to be _______ may also be trying to be self destructive to their body and minds.
(a) Avoidant.
(b) In pain a lot.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Accident prone.

5. What tends to increase over the course of an experience of a migraine headache?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Pain.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Hallucinations.

Short Answer Questions

1. There is substantial evidence that there may be a _______________ between migraines and those who suffer from epileptic seizures.

2. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?

3. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?

4. Some people will have troubles understanding __________ as a result of an aura which precedes a migraine.

5. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.

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