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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is St. Euthanasius?
(a) Nick Naylor's alma mater.
(b) Nick's son's boarding school.
(c) A DC hospital where a young boy is dying of lung cancer.
(d) The church where Nick was married.

2. What is the name of the conference at which Naylor is speaking in the Prologue?
(a) Clean Lungs 2000.
(b) HealthFirst.
(c) 3rd Annual Pulmonary Disease Institute Conference.
(d) Smoke-Out United.

3. What body part did Bobby Jay Bliss lose in the Vietnam War?
(a) His right ear.
(b) His left leg.
(c) His right eye.
(d) His left arm.

4. Sammy Najeeb is a producer for what news program?
(a) CBS Nightly News.
(b) 60 Minutes.
(c) Larry King Live.
(d) Nightline.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 4, BR asks Naylor to mention what on Oprah?

2. What drink does the Captain insist Nick Naylor join him in?

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

4. Why did Polly Bailey move from a Representative's office to the Moderation Council?

5. In Chapter 5, who is Naylor is seated onstage next?

(see the answer key)

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