View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Forward.
(c) Spontaneous.
(d) Debilitating.

2. Sacks proposes that a person who seems to be _______ may also be trying to be self destructive to their body and minds.
(a) Avoidant.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Accident prone.
(d) In pain a lot.

3. That migraines might have a role in one's life is the _________, rather than the rule, according to Sacks.
(a) Attribution.
(b) Theory.
(c) Basis.
(d) Exception.

4. Sacks says that _________ may prompt a migraine or might be a part of the unit of the overall event.
(a) Starvation.
(b) Naps.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Diarrhea.

5. One case study of a man with headaches points out that he doesn't like to discuss his feelings of __________ as they are related to his migraines.
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Nervousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.

2. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.

3. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?

4. Sacks uses the analogy of ________ to try to explain what he means by the way that migraines are never typical.

5. Those who have ________ migraines are often those who are prone to blushing in their everyday lives.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 240 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample