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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.
(a) Tickling.
(b) Pain.
(c) Trembling.
(d) Tingling.

2. Sacks points out that there is a tendency to _________ migraine sufferers in literature and in descriptions.
(a) Romanticize.
(b) Avoid.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Criticize.

3. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.
(a) Shame.
(b) Truth.
(c) Vertigo.
(d) Embarrassment.

4. The man with an extreme aura seems to think he is in _________ when he is actually in New York.
(a) California.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) London.

5. Changes in the sensory __________ are another possible part of the aural symptoms, according to Sacks.
(a) Movements.
(b) Experiences.
(c) Threshold.
(d) Manner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poor or unusual _______ conditions have also been blamed for migraines though that might only be a part of the issue.

2. The ________ is the word traditionally associated with the sensory illusions that a migraine sufferer may experience.

3. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.

4. One woman was described as being ____________, though her symptoms were actually more a part of a migraine.

5. Some people will have troubles understanding __________ as a result of an aura which precedes a migraine.

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