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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. How many areas of aural symptoms does Sacks point out to be the case for most patients?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

2. Some people will have troubles understanding __________ as a result of an aura which precedes a migraine.
(a) Language.
(b) Decisions.
(c) Movement.
(d) Music.

3. What is usually violent and often relegated to just one side of the head when it is present?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Sore throat.
(c) Headache.
(d) Tremors.

4. The __________ of a migraine aura are something that are short lived, unlike those of an actual seizure, according to Sacks.
(a) Aftereffects.
(b) Complexity.
(c) Movement.
(d) Damage.

5. The woman then began to feel an irresistible urge to _________, which then served as a warning for her migraines.
(a) Yawn.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Spin around.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sometimes auras can be so powerful so as to have the appearance of a __________ in some patients.

2. A precordial migraine is one in which _________ pain is the only symptom of the migraine attack, according to Sacks.

3. What is caused by the arterial pulses and pressure on the affected artery can help during a migraine?

4. Finally, there may be disorders of perception, __________, and memory during the course of aural symptoms.

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

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