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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 popular television show is Naylor invited on in Chapter 3?
(a) Oprah.
(b) The Tonight Show.
(c) The Maclaughlin Group.
(d) Nightline.

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

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

4. What two talking points does Naylor cite in Chapter 1's call to a dubious periodical?
(a) Divergent medical opinions and anti-industry bias.
(b) Hidden health benefits and internal corruption.
(c) Insufficient test groups and foregone conclusions.
(d) Poorly-trained researchers and poorly-worded surveys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of medical condition has recently been linked to smoking in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the organization to which Gordon Craighead belongs?

3. In Chapter 1, what adjective does B.R. use to describe Naylor's style of public relations?

4. What is the topic of the story of the audience member who interrupts Nick Naylor at the conference in the Prologue?

5. To whom is Bliss sending the video he made in Chapter 2?

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