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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The symptoms of a migraine, as described in this chapter, include a feeling of _______ as well as the classic symptoms of migraine which are present in this section.
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Disorder.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

2. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.
(a) Angry.
(b) Deafening.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Truthful.

3. The woman that the man thought he was talking to was _______, while it was actually his secretary.
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His boss.
(d) His wife.

4. Some people will continue on with their lives during a migraine, though they will still contend with __________ at some point.
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Pain.
(c) Lethargy.
(d) Immobility.

5. The __________ of a migraine aura are something that are short lived, unlike those of an actual seizure, according to Sacks.
(a) Complexity.
(b) Aftereffects.
(c) Damage.
(d) Movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sometimes, there might be sections of vision during a migraine which are ___________.

2. The ________ who was restricted from normal social activities might be suffering from migraines as a result of depression.

3. Some patients will describe severe __________ as the main symptom of their migraine attack, leading to a different definition of migraine.

4. Where is the physicist du Bois Reymond from, according to the descriptions in this manuscript?

5. Sacks notes that those who suffer from _________ migraines experience the onset of an attack at fairly regular periods though the times vary from one patient to another.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the German physician's experience with migraines, according to the beginning of the book?

2. What is likely to aggravate the pain of a migraine, according to the author of this book?

3. What is something that Sacks has never seen, but he has heard of in relation to the aura before a migraine?

4. How does Sacks propose the genetic link of migraines be tested in order to assure that environmental conditions are not the cause?

5. What are the five categories of aural symptoms, according to Sacks in this book?

6. What does Sacks have to say about the tendency of migraines to be a part of one's life throughout the years?

7. What are the causes of serious losses of fluids during the experience of a migraine, according to Sacks?

8. What is the meaning of aura, as Sacks uses the term in this section?

9. What does Sacks say that all migraine patients have to fight during the experience of a migraine?

10. In the case study presented by Sacks, where does the forty-four year old man believe that he is during a hallucination?

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