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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Three through Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the man begin to use when he realized that sneezing might be able to relieve his migraine pain?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Snuff.
(c) Pepper.
(d) Baby powder.

2. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?
(a) Activity.
(b) Eating.
(c) Reading.
(d) Speaking.

3. The ________ is the word traditionally associated with the sensory illusions that a migraine sufferer may experience.
(a) Trauma.
(b) Aura.
(c) Pain.
(d) Migraine.

4. Most patients, it seems, have an irresistible urge to _________ when they are suffering from a migraine, according to the studies in this book.
(a) Bang their head against the wall.
(b) Die.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Cry.

5. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Tremors.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Nasal stuffiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many patients notice about the pain they might feel when they are experiencing a migraine?

2. What is always present to some degree, even if it varies from one migraine case to another?

3. The __________ of a migraine aura are something that are short lived, unlike those of an actual seizure, according to Sacks.

4. _________ also seems to be related to migraines, though it is thought to not be causally related, according to most researchers.

5. How many areas of aural symptoms does Sacks point out to be the case for most patients?

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