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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. An important part of migraine treatment, according to Sacks, is to give the body the _______ it needs in order to make it through the event.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Rest.
(d) Food.

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

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

4. To deny a migraine sufferer the use of ___________ would be cruel, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Drugs.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Illegal drugs.
(d) Hot baths.

5. Sacks has said that migraines can be both _____ and acquired, making them difficult to diagnose and to treat.
(a) Sharp.
(b) Quick.
(c) Innate.
(d) Dull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some researchers believe that a migraine is akin to a ________, with being a release reaction to a specific situation.

2. The first measure of management that is brought up for migraines is the use of _____________.

3. Who wrote the last chapter of the book, which is made clear in the notes and the headings?

4. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Airy believe that migraine hallucinations allowed a person to do as a result of their appearance?

2. What happens when Sacks has a patient who will only agree to be treated with medications for their migraines?

3. What sort of person does Sacks say is someone who might actually be self-destructive or may have a desire toward self-punishment?

4. What are some of the polygons that migraine patients have reported seeing as a part of their auras or hallucinations?

5. What happens when systems are open to the environment around them, versus those systems which are closed?

6. Why do some researchers believe that manual compression will be helpful for the reduction of pain during the migraine?

7. How does Sacks recommend a patient with nausea deal with their medication ingestion to ensure pain relief?

8. What does Sacks believe would be cruel to do to a migraine patient, though he does not agree with this treatment?

9. What are the three categories of hallucinosis, according to the last section of the book?

10. What does Sacks say about the possibility that animals might also experience migraines?

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