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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. Where is the physicist du Bois Reymond from, according to the descriptions in this manuscript?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Spain.

2. Sacks discusses the way that ________ can change in people who are in the middle of a migraine attack.
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Moods.
(d) Diseases.

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

4. Sometimes the feeling of _________ is reported during the experience of a migraine, in some patients.
(a) Anger.
(b) Rage.
(c) Flushing.
(d) Terror.

5. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.
(a) Diseased.
(b) Sallow.
(c) Red.
(d) Shrunken.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.

2. One woman was described as being ____________, though her symptoms were actually more a part of a migraine.

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

4. What might be a secondary factor of a migraine headache, causing even more pain and more tension?

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

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