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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. Severe _________ may also be the only symptom of a migraine, but it may also exist as an isolated symptom.
(a) Anger.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Drowsiness.
(d) Pain.

2. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.
(a) Trembling.
(b) Tingling.
(c) Pain.
(d) Tickling.

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

4. Throughout time, there have been theories about the contractions of _________ and how this might relate to migraines.
(a) Arms.
(b) Legs.
(c) Muscles.
(d) Arteries.

5. Migraines might also have some specific _________ in one's life, according to Sacks, filling a role the patient needs it to fill.
(a) Movement.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Peace.
(d) Energy.

Short Answer Questions

1. There might also be a connection, according to Sacks, between migraines and _________, as some will wake up with headaches.

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

3. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.

4. Other researchers think there might be a certain __________ or grace to those who suffer from migraines, according to their work.

5. What did the man begin to use when he realized that sneezing might be able to relieve his migraine pain?

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