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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some doctors and researchers are concerned about the possibility of _______ as a result of migraines.
(a) Seizure conditions.
(b) Brain damage.
(c) Strokes.
(d) No quality of life.

2. Most patients, it seems, have an irresistible urge to _________ when they are suffering from a migraine, according to the studies in this book.
(a) Sleep.
(b) Bang their head against the wall.
(c) Cry.
(d) Die.

3. Some researchers actually believe that migraines make a person __________ to other diseases and to other conditions.
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Avoidant.
(c) Immune.
(d) Prone.

4. __________ emotions, exercise, and excitement are also regularly blamed for migraines though Sacks thinks this is only a part of the answer.
(a) Violent.
(b) Excessive.
(c) Quick.
(d) Poor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sometimes the feeling of _________ is reported during the experience of a migraine, in some patients.

2. Sacks points out that some migraines tend to present themselves as a ________, from the earliest signs to the aftereffects.

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

4. What is NOT one of the things that are listed in the possible visual sensory hallucinations that one might experience?

5. _________ also seems to be related to migraines, though it is thought to not be causally related, according to most researchers.

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