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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Poor or unusual _______ conditions have also been blamed for migraines though that might only be a part of the issue.
(a) Weather.
(b) Family.
(c) Living.
(d) Food.

2. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.
(a) Definition.
(b) Movement.
(c) Mechanism.
(d) Outcome.

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

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

5. To deny a migraine sufferer the use of ___________ would be cruel, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Drugs.
(b) Illegal drugs.
(c) Hot baths.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Those that are told to lighten up on their ________ are much more likely to ignore this advice than to take it from a physician.

2. An herbal remedy that Sacks has sometimes prescribed in order to treat migraines includes __________.

3. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.

4. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?

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

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