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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the topic of the story of the audience member who interrupts Nick Naylor at the conference in the Prologue?
(a) Her own struggle with lung disease.
(b) A relative who died of lung cancer.
(c) A parent who had emphesema.
(d) A friend who lost a jaw from chewing tobacco.

2. From what empire is the autocrat that Naylor cites in the prologue?
(a) The Ming Dynasty.
(b) The Ottoman Empire.
(c) The Roman Empire.
(d) The Mongolian Empire.

3. What controversial move has Nick Naylor long been making regarding tobacco's public image?
(a) He wants to say cigarettes are a good source of calcium.
(b) He wants to pay politicians to smoke in their ads.
(c) He wants to admit cigarettes are a health risk.
(d) He wants to freeze all public statements.

4. What does B.R. not do that is odd given his position at the Academy?
(a) He does not smoke.
(b) He does not read.
(c) He does not watch press conferences.
(d) He does not travel by air.

5. What international issue is Bailey's ex-boyfriend Hector fiercely concerned about?
(a) Debt forgiveness.
(b) Genocide.
(c) Global warming.
(d) Overpopulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick Naylor always eat at the MOD Squad lunches?

2. What is St. Euthanasius?

3. What is Nick Naylor's title at the Academy of Tobacco Studies?

4. In Chapter 1, how does Nick characterize JJ Hollister?

5. Which lobby is not represented regularly in the MOD Squad lunches?

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