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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. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.
(a) Sallow.
(b) Red.
(c) Shrunken.
(d) Diseased.

2. Sacks has said that migraines can be both _____ and acquired, making them difficult to diagnose and to treat.
(a) Quick.
(b) Innate.
(c) Dull.
(d) Sharp.

3. What might alleviate the pain of a migraine in some patients, while this might also make the pain more severe for some patients?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Running.

4. Parts of one's _________ might also begin to feel larger or smaller because of an aura, according to Sacks.
(a) Life.
(b) Body.
(c) Book.
(d) Head.

5. Those that are told to lighten up on their ________ are much more likely to ignore this advice than to take it from a physician.
(a) Food intake.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Awards.

Short Answer Questions

1. There may also be changes in the levels of __________ which can be present in the aural symptom experience.

2. Another category of drugs is aimed at the ___________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.

3. The reaction to a migraine does not need to be uniquely _________, according to the way Sacks feels about the subject.

4. The woman that the man thought he was talking to was _______, while it was actually his secretary.

5. The combination of _________ in the case of the woman with the impotent husband and the delinquent child might cause her headaches.

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