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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. What is the topic of the story of the audience member who interrupts Nick Naylor at the conference in the Prologue?
(a) A parent who had emphesema.
(b) A friend who lost a jaw from chewing tobacco.
(c) A relative who died of lung cancer.
(d) Her own struggle with lung disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what contention does the shooting survivor Bliss interviews make?

2. What is St. Euthanasius?

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

4. From what empire is the autocrat that Naylor cites in the prologue?

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

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