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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might alleviate the pain of a migraine in some patients, while this might also make the pain more severe for some patients?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Running.

2. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.
(a) Generous.
(b) Pain.
(c) Data.
(d) Activity.

3. What is NOT one of the things that are listed in the possible visual sensory hallucinations that one might experience?
(a) Stars.
(b) Flashing lights.
(c) Flashbacks.
(d) Geometric figures.

4. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.
(a) Mood.
(b) Pain.
(c) Coloring.
(d) Truth.

5. Sometimes auras can be so powerful so as to have the appearance of a __________ in some patients.
(a) Madness.
(b) Seizure.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Heart murmur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Parts of one's _________ might also begin to feel larger or smaller because of an aura, according to Sacks.

2. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.

3. The medical _________ in this section of the book might be overwhelming to some readers.

4. Sacks says that _________ may prompt a migraine or might be a part of the unit of the overall event.

5. The general rule for __________ is that they are present early in life and then they tend to taper off in time.

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