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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. A _________ migraine may be nothing more than a reaction to the rage that a patient is feeling, which can lead to pain.
(a) Expressive.
(b) Rage.
(c) Classic.
(d) True.

2. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.
(a) Walked.
(b) Vomited.
(c) Ate.
(d) Cried.

3. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?
(a) Movement.
(b) Aura.
(c) Medication.
(d) Nausea.

4. What does the answer to #31 typically precede, according to previous case studies in Sacks' research?
(a) Epileptic seizures.
(b) Surgeries.
(c) Heart attacks.
(d) Cancer.

5. Sacks uses the analogy of ________ to try to explain what he means by the way that migraines are never typical.
(a) Walking.
(b) Eating.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Hiding.

Short Answer Questions

1. There may also be changes in the levels of __________ which can be present in the aural symptom experience.

2. One patient believes there are small _________ in the room with him, even when there are not.

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

4. One case study of a man with headaches points out that he doesn't like to discuss his feelings of __________ as they are related to his migraines.

5. The combination of _________ in the case of the woman with the impotent husband and the delinquent child might cause her headaches.

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