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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) Nightline.
(b) The Tonight Show.
(c) The Maclaughlin Group.
(d) Oprah.

2. Which periodical requesting a quote from Nick Naylor in Chapter 1 annoys him?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
(c) USA Today.
(d) Time Magazine.

3. From what related business did B.R come to the Academy of Tobacco Studies?
(a) Tobacco farmers.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Vending machines.
(d) The United States Senate.

4. 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 parent who had emphesema.
(c) A relative who died of lung cancer.
(d) A friend who lost a jaw from chewing tobacco.

5. In Chapter 1, how does Nick characterize JJ Hollister?
(a) An old tobacco-man.
(b) A belligerant drunk.
(c) A ghost of a human being.
(d) A corporate hack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event prompted Bliss to join the military in the 1960's?

2. In what House Committee did Polly Bailey begin her Washington, D.C. career?

3. In what state did the shooting that Bobby Jay Bliss is trying to spin in Chapter 2 take place?

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

5. Who else is on the panel on which Naylor sits in the Prologue?

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