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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. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.
(a) Pain.
(b) Tickling.
(c) Tingling.
(d) Trembling.

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

3. _________ also seems to be related to migraines, though it is thought to not be causally related, according to most researchers.
(a) Disabilities.
(b) Genetic disturbances.
(c) Weight gain.
(d) Heart attacks.

4. When ________ happens and it is not followed by a headache, it can be confusing and misinterpreted by the person experiencing it.
(a) A pain.
(b) A dream.
(c) An aura.
(d) Nausea.

5. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?
(a) Aura.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Movement.
(d) Medication.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Sacks ask migraine patients to do in order to see if they can determine a cause or a condition which might lead to migraines?

4. The woman then began to feel an irresistible urge to _________, which then served as a warning for her migraines.

5. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.

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