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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During this section of the book, Sacks points out there is a _________ inside the human head, according to his experience.
(a) Laboratory.
(b) Study.
(c) Book.
(d) Minefield.

2. Sacks points out that many doctors and patients are still looking for the _____________ to help with migraine pain management.
(a) Wonder regimen.
(b) Right book.
(c) Best environment.
(d) Wonder drug.

3. Another of the medical deterrents to treating a migraine is aimed at the emotional ______ where this is considered to be a primary source of migraines.
(a) Ineptness.
(b) Movement.
(c) Reactivity.
(d) Cycling.

4. 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) Therapy.
(c) Activity.
(d) Serious pain.

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

6. In the case of menstrual migraines, Sacks points out that _________ may be helpful in controlling the pain.
(a) Cramp heating pads.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Pain killers.
(d) Diuretics.

7. There are a number of problems that are created by the myriad of _________ that a migraine might cause, according to Sacks.
(a) After effects.
(b) Tests.
(c) Outcomes.
(d) Symptoms.

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. Sacks says that people with fewer than ________ events per year is in need of less extensive interviews than others.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

10. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.
(a) Definition.
(b) Mechanism.
(c) Outcome.
(d) Movement.

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

12. One researcher describes the presence of __________ work patterns during some migraine events.
(a) Lattice.
(b) Impressionistic.
(c) Grill.
(d) Art.

13. Sacks also suggests that __________ not be overlooked as a possible treatment for the pain of migraines.
(a) Milk.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Food.
(d) Caffeine.

14. Sacks points out that some drugs simply work for migraines, even though they don't have any ________ basis for this.
(a) Supported.
(b) True.
(c) Chemical.
(d) Research.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. One of the medical deterrents to treating a migraine addresses the ________ of the malady.

4. Sacks presents the argument between chaos and __________, in relation to migraines and to the universe.

5. Throughout time, there have been theories about the contractions of _________ and how this might relate to migraines.

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