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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. Some patients can respond to _________ as many migraines are sensitive to suggestion during the episode.
(a) Rest.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Placebos.

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

3. Migraines may very well take on the particular aspects of the ________ though it may never be clear what prompts the unit as a whole.
(a) Pain.
(b) Sufferer.
(c) Home.
(d) Life.

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

5. 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) Flawed.
(c) Energetic.
(d) Hybrid.

Short Answer Questions

1. The initial ________ with a patient might be limited, but this should not be the only step in diagnosis and treatment.

2. Sacks describes the ________ and the passive reactions to situations in the animal world as a part of his discussion.

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

4. But _________ does not believe that using medication should be the only treatment or a long term answer to migraines.

5. Sacks points out that some drugs simply work for migraines, even though they don't have any ________ basis for this.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sacks have to say about patients who have to face chronic migraines in their lives?

2. What are the two categories of hallucinations that are most often attributed to migraine experiences?

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

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

5. What are two of the ways in which a person can manage their risk of migraines, according to Sacks?

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

7. What does Sacks point out is more needed in the animal world than in the human world?

8. What are the three categories of drugs that can be used in the treatment of migraines, according to Sacks?

9. What affects at least ten percent of the population, so many people that they have attracted attention and curiosity since the beginning of time?

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

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