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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The advice that Sacks gives patients, as referenced in #125, has been around since the time of __________, according to the author.
(a) Hippocrates.
(b) Tyrranus.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Plato.

2. Sometimes the feeling of _________ is reported during the experience of a migraine, in some patients.
(a) Anger.
(b) Flushing.
(c) Terror.
(d) Rage.

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.
(a) Moving.
(b) Hybrid.
(c) Flawed.
(d) Energetic.

4. ________ is a Chinese food additive which has been linked to many migraine cases, and in causing migraines throughout one's life.
(a) Allspice.
(b) MSG.
(c) Lemongrass.
(d) Cinnamon.

5. The intensity of the pain of a migraine is directly related to the dilation of the _________ arteries in the head, according to research.
(a) Superficial.
(b) Femoral.
(c) Extracranial.
(d) Jugular.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks says that the only way to test the family connection theory of migraines is to see if a child with migraines in his family develops migraines when living with a ____________.

2. 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?

3. Careful monitoring of __________ will also be helpful for those who want to make sure they are minimizing their risk of migraines.

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

5. Most patients, it seems, have an irresistible urge to _________ when they are suffering from a migraine, according to the studies in this book.

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