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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. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.
(a) Colors.
(b) Movements.
(c) Bowel movements.
(d) Word patterns.

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

3. 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.

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

5. What is caused by the arterial pulses and pressure on the affected artery can help during a migraine?
(a) Rapid heartbeat.
(b) Anger.
(c) Throbbing.
(d) Heat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?

2. The ________ is the word traditionally associated with the sensory illusions that a migraine sufferer may experience.

3. Most patients, it seems, have an irresistible urge to _________ when they are suffering from a migraine, according to the studies in this book.

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

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