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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks uses the analogy of ________ to try to explain what he means by the way that migraines are never typical.
(a) Swimming.
(b) Walking.
(c) Eating.
(d) Hiding.

2. The need for the __________ mentality is more evident in the animal world because of the need for biological survival.
(a) No pain.
(b) Avoidant.
(c) Flight or flight.
(d) Aggressive.

3. Some migraine patients may also hear noises, such as a low growl or a _________ as a part of their hallucinations.
(a) Mumble.
(b) Giggle.
(c) Scream.
(d) Rumble.

4. Sacks does not believe there is a connection with _________ being a part of the chemical reaction that takes place during a headache.
(a) Histamines.
(b) Movements.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Digestion.

5. The reaction to a migraine does not need to be uniquely _________, according to the way Sacks feels about the subject.
(a) Animal.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Human.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks proposes that a person who seems to be _______ may also be trying to be self destructive to their body and minds.

2. Sacks says that people with fewer than ________ events per year is in need of less extensive interviews than others.

3. Many people who are experiencing migraines may seem to become _________ before they begin to show any other signs.

4. What might be a secondary factor of a migraine headache, causing even more pain and more tension?

5. There are a number of problems that are created by the myriad of _________ that a migraine might cause, according to Sacks.

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