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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. Sacks believes that a single _________ or series of them might actually drive the entire migraine episode.
(a) Symptom.
(b) Medication.
(c) Episode.
(d) Food.

2. Sometimes, there might be sections of vision during a migraine which are ___________.
(a) Swirling.
(b) Choppy.
(c) Blank.
(d) Filled with colors.

3. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?
(a) Migraines.
(b) New patients.
(c) A new pill.
(d) A new study.

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

5. Sacks says that _________ may prompt a migraine or might be a part of the unit of the overall event.
(a) Starvation.
(b) Constipation.
(c) Diarrhea.
(d) Naps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might alleviate the pain of a migraine in some patients, while this might also make the pain more severe for some patients?

2. Some people, when having a migraine, might feel a distorted sense of familiarity or _____________.

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

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

5. Those who have ________ migraines are often those who are prone to blushing in their everyday lives.

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