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1. Why do people today remember Rodrigo de Jerez?

He was an anti-tobacco lawyer.
He was the first to bring the smoking of tobacco to Europe.
He discovered the link between smoking and lung cancer.
He invented a cigarette-rolling machine.

2. What important part did James Bonsack play in the history of tobacco?

He was an anti-tobacco lawyer.
He was the first to bring the smoking of tobacco to Europe.
He discovered the link between smoking and lung cancer.
He invented a cigarette-rolling machine.

3. When did doctors first confirm the link between smoking cigarettes and lung cancer?

1900
1950
1990
They are still not too sure about it.

4. Which of the following is not true about secondhand smoke?

It causes approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmokers each year.
It causes up to 300,000 cases of pneumonia and bronchitis in the children of smokers each year.
It is responsible for increased coughs, colds, wheezing, ear infections, and worsened asthma in the children of smokers.
It is not harmful to nonsmokers if a restaurant, airplane, or similar place has a separate nonsmoking area.

5. Which of the following statements is true about tobacco use?

Smoking or chewing tobacco just a little is easy to do and won't really hurt a person.
Most people can smoke or use chewing tobacco when they are young and quit before it hurts their health.
Using tobacco hurts the health from the very beginning, and most people who start find it very, very hard to quit.
The first puff of a cigarette has been known to kill people.

6. What happened to the rate of teenage smoking in 2000?

It doubled.
It decreased for the third year in a row.
It increased a little.
No one knows because it's illegal for teens to smoke.

7. Which of the following is true about tobacco companies' advertising practices?

They are careful to keep ads away from a youth audience.
They are free to advertise wherever they want.
Even though limits have been placed on them, the companies advertise in magazines that are popular with youth.
Tobacco companies spend very little money on advertising.

8. What is the most likely reason that it is now illegal for companies to use cartoon characters to advertise tobacco?

Cartoon characters might make kids think it's okay to smoke.
It's not fair to the cartoon characters.
Adults love cartoon characters so much, they will buy more cigarettes.
Using cartoon characters lets a company tell lies more easily.

9. Which of the following strategies do tobacco companies not use in their advertising?

They appeal to young women's desire to be thin, attractive, and powerful.
They appeal to young men's desire to be independent, tough, and strong.
They appeal to young people's desire to be healthy and to live long lives.
They appeal to young people's desires to be sexy and popular.

10. Which of these effects does not happen with short-term tobacco use?

Bad breath
Decreased lung capacity (weaker lungs)
Decreased athletic ability
Fainting spells

11. Which of these effects does not occur with long-term tobacco use?

Strokes (blood clots in the brain)
Lung cancer
Lost ability to remember or think (Alzheimer's disease)
Heart disease

12. Which of these effects does not occur with long-term tobacco use?

Collapsed structures in the lungs
Early menopause in women and sexual impotence in men
Cancer of the pancreas, kidneys, and bladder
Increased risk of contracting HIV/AIDS

13. Which of these effects does not occur when women smoke during pregnancy?

Increased chance of miscarriage
Increased chance of twins or triplets
Lower birth weight babies
Children with learning disabilities or birth defects

14. Which of these statements is false about smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco)?

Smokeless tobacco is a safe change from cigarettes.
Smokeless tobacco users can lose their teeth from gum disease.
Smokeless tobacco causes mouth cancer.
Smokeless tobacco has more addictive nicotine than cigarettes.

15. What kinds of food products are most commonly added to tobacco?

Different kinds of salts
Wheat and corn
Spices like cinnamon and nutmeg
Sweets like chocolate and licorice

16. Which of these ingredients is not commonly added to tobacco?

The insect repellent citronella
The poison cyanide
A main ingredient in PVC plastic
A main ingredient in varnish

17. What are tars in tobacco?

The black material that tops the highway or other pavement
The substances created when the tobacco, paper, and chemicals in cigarettes burn
Different oils added to cigarettes as flavorings or to enhance aroma
The glues that hold cigarettes together

18. Why are ammonia and methanol (rocket fuel) added to cigarettes?

They make the smell of the cigarettes better.
They make cigarettes burn hotter so nicotine gets into the lungs easier.
They make cigarettes healthier for people to smoke.
They make cigarettes taste better so people want more.

19. How long does it take for nicotine to affect the brain?

Just a few seconds
Five to ten minutes
Thirty to sixty minutes
Two to three hours

20. In what situation do smokers subconsciously inhale more deeply, smoke more cigarettes, hold the smoke longer before exhaling, or cover the holes in the filter to allow more nicotine in?

When they are being tested for addiction
When they are first starting to smoke
When they switch to low-nicotine cigarettes
When no one is around to see them do it