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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.
(a) Generous.
(b) Data.
(c) Activity.
(d) Pain.

2. Where is the physicist du Bois Reymond from, according to the descriptions in this manuscript?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Austria.
(d) Hungary.

3. As a result of older theories, the practice of __________ became quite popular to help those who were suffering from migraines.
(a) Hanging upside down.
(b) Stretching.
(c) Blood letting.
(d) Pain medication.

4. There are a number of problems that are created by the myriad of _________ that a migraine might cause, according to Sacks.
(a) Symptoms.
(b) After effects.
(c) Outcomes.
(d) Tests.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. That migraines might have a role in one's life is the _________, rather than the rule, according to Sacks.

3. There are _____ and transitional attacks of migraines which can make it difficult for a doctor or researcher to decide on a diagnosis of migraine.

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

5. 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?

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