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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into how many categories does Sacks divide the drugs that are available for the treatment of migraines?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.
(a) Activity.
(b) Generous.
(c) Pain.
(d) Data.

3. One of the medical deterrents to treating a migraine addresses the ________ of the malady.
(a) Descriptions.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Likelihood.
(d) Mechanisms.

4. Sacks says that the best migraine clinic was one in which a patient was told to lie down in a darkened room with _______ and aspirin.
(a) Coffee.
(b) Soup.
(c) Milk.
(d) Tea.

5. As a result of older theories, the practice of __________ became quite popular to help those who were suffering from migraines.
(a) Hanging upside down.
(b) Pain medication.
(c) Blood letting.
(d) Stretching.

6. Throughout time, there have been theories about the contractions of _________ and how this might relate to migraines.
(a) Legs.
(b) Arms.
(c) Muscles.
(d) Arteries.

7. The ________ with which the patient should be seen depends on the tendency toward the migraines, according to Sacks.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Frequency.
(c) Ability.
(d) Action.

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

9. What is the name of the migraine medication that is delivered in very large doses at the start of a migraine?
(a) Willow bark.
(b) Ibuprofen.
(c) Pseudoephedrine.
(d) Ergotamine tartrate.

10. When a patient realizes he will have less pain when he fights off a severe attack, he is more likely to choose to undergo a brief bout of ___________.
(a) Medication.
(b) Serious pain.
(c) Therapy.
(d) Activity.

11. Sacks says that there are some patients who will not allow him to treat them in any other way, he will only treat patients in 'the only way they ________.'
(a) Try.
(b) Understand.
(c) Manage.
(d) Allow.

12. Some of the visual disturbances which occur during a migraine can also be seen after the usage of __________ or cannabis.
(a) Meth.
(b) Mescaline.
(c) Peyote.
(d) Cocaine.

13. The first category of visual hallucinations that can be seen during a migraine attack is _________.
(a) Stars.
(b) Twitching.
(c) Nothingness.
(d) Expanding spectrum.

14. Sometimes the hallucination events happen in a __________ order, with fewer patients experiencing the third category.
(a) Truthful.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Movable.
(d) Regressive.

15. Symptomatic drugs include _________, according to the treatment methods and history of Sacks.
(a) Herbal drugs.
(b) Analgesics.
(c) Downers.
(d) Uppers.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.

2. Some patients will simply seek out a _________ when they don't like the advice that they hear.

3. More ________ hallucinations can not be created in the lab setting, according to Sacks and his research.

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

5. Sacks describes the idea of a migraine to be __________, in his opinion, though others may not share it.

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