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

2. Sacks points out that some migraines tend to present themselves as a ________, from the earliest signs to the aftereffects.
(a) Syndrome.
(b) Condition.
(c) Unit.
(d) Package.

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

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

5. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.
(a) Painful.
(b) Accidental.
(c) Allergic.
(d) Outright.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.

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

3. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.

4. What did the man begin to use when he realized that sneezing might be able to relieve his migraine pain?

5. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.

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