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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gazelle's position at the Academy?
(a) Nick Naylor's assistant.
(b) Head of the Reasearch Division.
(c) Chief Financial Officer.
(d) A lower-level spokesperson.

2. For what organization did Carlton used to work?
(a) Department of Defense.
(b) FBI.
(c) CIA.
(d) ATF.

3. What type of medical specialist does Nick see in Chapter 10?
(a) A optometrist.
(b) An osteopath.
(c) A cardiologist.
(d) A gastroentrologist.

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

5. What does Nick Naylor always eat at the MOD Squad lunches?
(a) Steak and potatoes.
(b) Cobb Salad.
(c) Bacon cheeseburger.
(d) Red snapper.

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

7. What type of medical condition has recently been linked to smoking in Chapter 1?
(a) A pituitary condition.
(b) A neurological condition.
(c) A circularoty condition.
(d) A digestive condition.

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

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

10. What plan does the Captain tell Naylor that BR has come up with in Chapter 6?
(a) Making Jennette a co-spokesperson.
(b) Reintroducing cigarettes in movies.
(c) Starting a cigarette-funded news outlet.
(d) Making candy cigarettes.

11. With what fictional newspaper does Heather Holloway have an interview coming up in Chapter 12?
(a) New York Courier.
(b) Los Angeles Press.
(c) Washington Sun.
(d) Baltimore Reader.

12. What disguise does the nico-terrorist who sticks a gun in Nick's back in Chapter 11 wear?
(a) A security guard.
(b) A homeless person.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A news-stand seller.

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

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

15. How does Naylor open his appearance on the Oprah show in Chapter 5?
(a) With a joke.
(b) By giving everyone a free pack of cigarettes.
(c) By presents a pie chart.
(d) By shaking Ron Goode's hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part did Bobby Jay Bliss lose in the Vietnam War?

2. What two talking points does Naylor cite in Chapter 1's call to a dubious periodical?

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

4. What was Lorne Lutch's occupation before he got cancer?

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

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