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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 event prompted Bliss to join the military in the 1960's?
(a) The Tet Offensive.
(b) Woodstock.
(c) The Kent State shootings.
(d) The assassination of Robert Kennedy.

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

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

4. What is the name of the organization to which Gordon Craighead belongs?
(a) Temperance International.
(b) Committee for Responsible Living.
(c) Coalition to End Drunk Driving.
(d) Office of Substance Abuse Prevention.

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 read.
(c) He does not watch press conferences.
(d) He does not travel by air.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which periodical requesting a quote from Nick Naylor in Chapter 1 annoys him?

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

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

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

5. What international issue is Bailey's ex-boyfriend Hector fiercely concerned about?

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