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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. 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?
(a) A count of their medication usage.
(b) Video log.
(c) Journal.
(d) Go for a run during a headache.

2. The combination of _________ in the case of the woman with the impotent husband and the delinquent child might cause her headaches.
(a) Genetics.
(b) Stresses.
(c) Sharing living space.
(d) Foods.

3. There is a tendency in migraines to have __________ connections, according to the findings of Sacks.
(a) Pain.
(b) Family.
(c) Movement.
(d) Environmental.

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

5. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?
(a) A new pill.
(b) Migraines.
(c) New patients.
(d) A new study.

Short Answer Questions

1. One patient believes there are small _________ in the room with him, even when there are not.

2. Some people will have troubles understanding __________ as a result of an aura which precedes a migraine.

3. Some people, when having a migraine, might feel a distorted sense of familiarity or _____________.

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

5. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.

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