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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Naylor return to Washington D.C. at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Amtrak.
(b) A rental car.
(c) Bus.
(d) The Captain's private jet.

2. In Chapter 2, what contention does the shooting survivor Bliss interviews make?
(a) Guns are a blight on society.
(b) She is a better marksman than the killer.
(c) The tragedy could be avoided if she had a gun.
(d) The lunatic should never have been given a license.

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

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

5. How many nicotine patches are put on Nick's body in Chapter 11?
(a) 12.
(b) 100.
(c) 40.
(d) 200.

6. What uncharacteristic act does BR take regarding Nick at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) He hugs him.
(b) He publicly thanks him.
(c) He apologizes.
(d) He gives him the day off.

7. What airport is Naylor in when BR calls him in Chapter 6?
(a) O'Hare.
(b) Laguardia.
(c) Dulles.
(d) Reagan.

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

9. What game does Nick play as he drives to St. Euthanasius in Chapter 10?
(a) He tries to lose his security detail.
(b) He tries to make only left turns.
(c) He tries to find a Bee Gees song on the radio.
(d) He looks for him name mentioned on AM radio.

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

11. Which John Wayne film does Naylor and his son watch at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) The Shootist.
(b) The Longest Day.
(c) Sands of Iwo Jima.
(d) True Grit.

12. Which coworker comes to Naylor's office with overly-excited praise in Chapter 7?
(a) Gazelle.
(b) Jeannette.
(c) Gomez O'Neal.
(d) BR.

13. To whom is Bliss sending the video he made in Chapter 2?
(a) Congress and the media.
(b) The Supreme Court.
(c) The President and the Speaker of the House.
(d) Every SAFETY member.

14. According to Naylor in Chapter 4, what invention in movies popularized smoking in them?
(a) Sound.
(b) Color.
(c) Modern editing.
(d) Flashbacks.

15. In Chapter 2, what does Naylor suspect BR wants to do with his job?
(a) Outsource it to a consultancy.
(b) Give it to an ambitious colleague.
(c) Take it for himself.
(d) Do away with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does BR refuse from Naylor at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What is written on the sign the nico-terrorist put on Nick in Chapter 12?

3. How does Naylor open his appearance on the Oprah show in Chapter 5?

4. Which famous public figure recently had a sex scandal explode in the restaurant where Nick meets Heather Holloway in Chapter 9?

5. Why is Polly Bailey pleased at Bert's house in Chapter 7?

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