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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who asks Naylor for a meeting in two weeks?
(a) Jeannette.
(b) BR.
(c) Reverend Griggs.
(d) Gordon Craighead.

2. Which lobby is not represented regularly in the MOD Squad lunches?
(a) Fast food.
(b) Firearms.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Tobacco.

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

4. What creative way does a man say he will kill Naylor in a message given to him by Gazelle in Chapter 7?
(a) Bury him to his neck by an anthill.
(b) Tie him to four horses and geeing them up.
(c) Pouring tar down his throat.
(d) Skin him alive.

5. Who else is on the panel on which Naylor sits in the Prologue?
(a) Tobacco executives.
(b) Anti-smoking proponents.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Marketing analysts.

6. Why did Polly Bailey move from a Representative's office to the Moderation Council?
(a) She was passed over for a promotion.
(b) She needed to make a change in her life.
(c) She became disenchanted with politics.
(d) The Representative made a pass at her.

7. What criticism does Naylor make to Sven about the marketing campaign in Chapter 7?
(a) It needs to be less colorful.
(b) It needs to be less effective.
(c) It needs to be more diversely populated.
(d) It needs to be more wordy.

8. What city does the Captain live and work in?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Winston-Salem.
(d) Raleigh.

9. Which famous public figure recently had a sex scandal explode in the restaurant where Nick meets Heather Holloway in Chapter 9?
(a) Jeff Megall.
(b) Gordon Craighead.
(c) Senator Finisterre.
(d) Lorne Lutch.

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

11. What is BR's reaction to Naylor's idea of reintroducing smoking in movies in Chapter 4?
(a) He is underwhelmed.
(b) He is compelled.
(c) He is livid.
(d) He is energized.

12. What does BR refuse from Naylor at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Small talk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A bribe.

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

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

15. What request does Reverend Griggs make of Naylor in Chapter 10?
(a) He wants Nick to find a consultancy for the school.
(b) He wants Nick to speak at a Board dinner.
(c) He wants Nick to stop picking his son up.
(d) He wants a donation from the Academy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What recent surgery has the Captain undergone when Naylor meets him in Chapter 6?

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

4. Where does the Captain recommend Nick go as soon as possible in Chapter 9?

5. What does Naylor accuse people like Ron Goode of in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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