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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. The woman that the man thought he was talking to was _______, while it was actually his secretary.
(a) His brother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His boss.
(d) His mother.

2. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Nasal stuffiness.
(c) Tremors.
(d) Nausea.

3. One woman who kept a diary of her life around her migraines found that skipping her ___________ led to the incident of a migraine.
(a) Exercise.
(b) Period.
(c) Tea.
(d) Breakfast.

4. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.
(a) Arousal.
(b) Activity.
(c) Movement.
(d) Understanding.

5. Some researchers believe that a migraine is akin to a ________, with being a release reaction to a specific situation.
(a) Sneeze.
(b) Movement.
(c) Bellow.
(d) Cough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks pointed out that a woman's hair turned __________ on one side, the side where she would have her headaches.

2. _______ are unable to express pain, so Sacks says they are not useful in terms of studying migraines and how they affect the body.

3. _________ also seems to be related to migraines, though it is thought to not be causally related, according to most researchers.

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

5. Where is the physicist du Bois Reymond from, according to the descriptions in this manuscript?

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