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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the conference at which Naylor is speaking in the Prologue?
(a) Clean Lungs 2000.
(b) Smoke-Out United.
(c) 3rd Annual Pulmonary Disease Institute Conference.
(d) HealthFirst.

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does the Captain insist be done for Nick?
(a) He be given a security detail.
(b) He be moved to another office.
(c) He be given a gun.
(d) He be put on temporary leave.

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

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

7. 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.

8. What does Nick imagine the two FBI agents interviewing him in Chapter 12 doing?
(a) Colluding with BR.
(b) Killing his assailants.
(c) Kissing each other.
(d) Burning down the hospital.

9. What does the MOD Squad regularly sneak Nick in Chapter 12?
(a) Articles about him.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Food from Berts.
(d) FBI reports.

10. What two talking points does Naylor cite in Chapter 1's call to a dubious periodical?
(a) Hidden health benefits and internal corruption.
(b) Poorly-trained researchers and poorly-worded surveys.
(c) Divergent medical opinions and anti-industry bias.
(d) Insufficient test groups and foregone conclusions.

11. What drink does the Captain insist Nick Naylor join him in?
(a) A bloody mary.
(b) A scotch and water.
(c) A mint julep.
(d) An old-fashioned.

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

13. How does Oprah treat Nick Naylor backstage in Chapter 5?
(a) She is cold.
(b) She is confrontational.
(c) She is flirty.
(d) She is friendly.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What type of medical condition has recently been linked to smoking in Chapter 1?

4. From what related business did B.R come to the Academy of Tobacco Studies?

5. Which periodical requesting a quote from Nick Naylor in Chapter 1 annoys him?

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