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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is caused by the arterial pulses and pressure on the affected artery can help during a migraine?
(a) Anger.
(b) Throbbing.
(c) Rapid heartbeat.
(d) Heat.
2. Where is the physicist du Bois Reymond from, according to the descriptions in this manuscript?
(a) Spain.
(b) Austria.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Germany.
3. Sacks pointed out that a woman's hair turned __________ on one side, the side where she would have her headaches.
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.
4. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.
(a) Truth.
(b) Coloring.
(c) Mood.
(d) Pain.
5. Sacks is just not sure if ____________ or genetics are more of a cause for the migraines which seem to take place in families.
(a) Location.
(b) Hypochondria.
(c) Luck.
(d) Environment.
6. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.
(a) Tickling.
(b) Trembling.
(c) Tingling.
(d) Pain.
7. Sacks says that _________ may prompt a migraine or might be a part of the unit of the overall event.
(a) Naps.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Diarrhea.
8. Sacks believes that a single _________ or series of them might actually drive the entire migraine episode.
(a) Medication.
(b) Symptom.
(c) Food.
(d) Episode.
9. Other researchers think there might be a certain __________ or grace to those who suffer from migraines, according to their work.
(a) Delicacy.
(b) Truth.
(c) Honor.
(d) Pride.
10. Migraines and seizures are linked on both a _________ and genetic basis, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Constitutional.
(b) Wine.
(c) Hydration.
(d) Food.
11. Sacks points out that there is a tendency to _________ migraine sufferers in literature and in descriptions.
(a) Avoid.
(b) Romanticize.
(c) Criticize.
(d) Ignore.
12. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Movement.
(c) Activity.
(d) Arousal.
13. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.
(a) Deafening.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Chaotic.
14. Sacks points out that some migraines tend to present themselves as a ________, from the earliest signs to the aftereffects.
(a) Condition.
(b) Package.
(c) Unit.
(d) Syndrome.
15. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?
(a) Nasal stuffiness.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Tremors.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is always present to some degree, even if it varies from one migraine case to another?
2. The ________ is the word traditionally associated with the sensory illusions that a migraine sufferer may experience.
3. The man with an extreme aura seems to think he is in _________ when he is actually in New York.
4. Some migraine patients may also hear noises, such as a low growl or a _________ as a part of their hallucinations.
5. Severe _________ may also be the only symptom of a migraine, but it may also exist as an isolated symptom.
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