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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what House Committee did Polly Bailey begin her Washington, D.C. career?
(a) Appropriations.
(b) Judiciary.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Ways and Means.

2. To what actor does Naick compare the voice of the lead nico-terrorist in Chapter 11?
(a) Peter Lorre.
(b) James Stewart,
(c) Sidney Greenstreet.
(d) Dennis Hopper.

3. What news did Naylor accidentally announce on air as a television announcer?
(a) The death of the President.
(b) A space-shuttle explosion.
(c) A major earthquake in California.
(d) The launching of a nuclear strike.

4. What simple request does Nick Naylor make in Chapter 7 that prompts Gazelle to make a smart comment?
(a) He asks he to get him lunch.
(b) He asks for coffee.
(c) He asks her to collate some papers.
(d) He tells her to hold his calls.

5. What does Polly Bailey say her beer wholesalers are coming to Washington to protest in Chapter 2?
(a) Stricter transportation laws.
(b) A new excise tax.
(c) Dry county legislation.
(d) Higher fuel rates.

6. What does Bliss remember most clearly about Heather Holloway in Chapter 7?
(a) Her laugh.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her perfume.
(d) Her feet.

7. At the end of Chapter 4, BR asks Naylor to mention what on Oprah?
(a) Their new anti-smoking campaign.
(b) The Captain's daughter's wedding.
(c) Jeannette's promotion.
(d) A new study linking smoking to lower cholesterol.

8. What word does Naylor use to describe the office's collective attitude toward him in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Uncertain.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Affectionate.
(d) Envious.

9. What does Naylor accuse people like Ron Goode of in Chapter 5?
(a) Falsifying data.
(b) Profiting from children's deaths.
(c) Wasting taxpayer money.
(d) Assisting in the sales of cigarettes.

10. With what television journalist does Polly have an interview regarding fetal alcohol syndrome in Chapter 7?
(a) Mike Wallace.
(b) Diane Sawyer.
(c) Barbara Walters.
(d) Tim Russert.

11. Which Nazi leader does Gordon Craighead compare Nick to in Heather's article?
(a) Adolf Eichmann.
(b) Martin Bormann.
(c) Albert Speer.
(d) Joseph Goebbels.

12. At the end of Chapter 5, how much money does Naylor say the Academy is committing to a campaign to stop underage smoking?
(a) One hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Five hundred thousand dollars.
(c) One billion dollars.
(d) Five million dollars.

13. Sammy Najeeb is a producer for what news program?
(a) CBS Nightly News.
(b) Nightline.
(c) Larry King Live.
(d) 60 Minutes.

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

15. In the Prologue, what does the autocrat in Naylor's story do to those caught selling tobacco?
(a) He burns them alive.
(b) He imprisons them.
(c) He cuts off their hands.
(d) He beheads them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of medical specialist does Nick see in Chapter 10?

2. How many nicotine patches are put on Nick's body in Chapter 11?

3. According to Naylor in Chapter 4, what invention in movies popularized smoking in them?

4. What is Gazelle's position at the Academy?

5. How does Bobby Jay Bliss know Heather Holloway?

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