Deck 7: Tobacco

Question 1

Memory, attention, and reasoning ability decline _____ after the last cigarette.

A) 1 hour
B) 2 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 4 hours

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The first tobacco products to be marketed to women were

A) cigars
B) pipe tobacco
C) cigarettes
D) snuff

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The nicotine level in one dip of snuff equals that in ______ cigarettes.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Snus differs from other tobacco products in that it

A) is less carcinogenic
B) does not require spitting
C) is packaged in small pouches
D) all of the above

Question 5

What percentage of new smokers initiate smoking prior to age 18?

A) 40%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 70%

Question 6

Smoking was carried into Eastern Europe as a result of

A) the Thirty Years' War
B) Alexander the Great
C) Napoleon
D) the plague

Question 7

Currently, approximately what percentage of men smoke?

A) 16%
B) 23%
C) 36%
D) 46%

Question 8

The likelihood of nicotine dependence increases if one feels __________ the first time a cigarette is inhaled.

A) stimulated
B) relaxed
C) more alert
D) lightheaded

Question 9

What is the chemical in clove cigarettes that makes inhalation easier and anesthetizes the throat?

A) Bidis
B) Eugenol
C) Toluene
D) Nitrous oxide

Question 10

One factor that has been shown to decrease demand for cigarettes is

A) an increase in cigarette cost
B) a higher concentration of nicotine in cigarettes
C) the popularity of filtered cigarettes
D) the popularity of pipes

Question 11

Smoking rates in industrialized countries

A) are increasing
B) are decreasing
C) have not changed
D) are not known

Question 12

During the expansion westward, tobacco was consumed mainly in what form?

A) Cigarettes
B) Pipes
C) Cigars
D) Chewing tobacco

Question 13

Cigarettes from India that come in colors and have an increased concentration of nicotine are called

A) charas
B) bidis
C) ghanga
D) Nicorette

Question 14

In the late 1800s, saccharine was put into tobacco to sweeten it and to

A) make it look brown
B) make it smell better
C) give it a longer shelf life
D) make it healthier to consume

Question 15

Of all smokers, approximately what percentage began as teenagers?

A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 70%
D) 80%

Question 16

The American Psychiatric Association recognized nicotine dependency as a disorder in

A) 1982
B) 1985
C) 1988
D) 1991

Question 17

It takes an average of how many years after one begins smoking to become a regular smoker?

A) 2 to 3
B) 4 to 5
C) 6 to 7
D) 8 to 9

Question 18

Smokeless tobacco consists of chewing tobacco and

A) bidis
B) snuff
C) pipe tobacco
D) cigars

Question 19

Currently, approximately what percentage of women smoke?

A) 12%
B) 18%
C) 32%
D) 42%

Question 20

Nicotine _________ cognitive performance.

A) decreases
B) has no effect on
C) improves
D) impairs

Question 21

Smoking-related strokes are related to

A) the adhesion of platelets facilitated by carbon monoxide and nicotine
B) aneurysms due to tar buildup
C) nicotine causing the smaller blood vessels in the brain to burst
D) nicotine weakening the muscle layer in the smaller blood vessels

Question 22

Nicotine is used as

A) an anti-anxiety drug
B) an antidepressant
C) a tranquilizer
D) an insecticide

Question 23

Nicotine releases the neurotransmitter

A) dopamine
B) serotonin
C) GABA
D) norepinephrine

Question 24

A lethal dose of nicotine is considered

A) 20 mg
B) 40 mg
C) 60 mg
D) 80 mg

Question 25

Cigarette smoke contains which substance that interferes with the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood?

A) Tar
B) Carbon monoxide
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen cyanide

Question 26

According to C.Everett Koop, nicotine dependence is as difficult to overcome as dependence on heroin or cocaine.

Question 27

The symptoms of nicotine withdrawal

A) take a long time to develop
B) are proportional to nicotine intake
C) are strictly psychological
D) can be fatal

Question 28

Hair-like structures that rid the lungs of foreign matter are called

A) cilia
B) alveoli
C) bronchi
D) villi

Question 29

Nicotine patches contain how much nicotine

A) 30 mg
B) 60 mg
C) 90 mg
D) 120 mg

Question 30

Most smokers and those who chew tobacco__________.

A) have lower levels of nicotine in their blood
B) build tolerance rapidly
C) experience reverse tolerance
D) can achieve toxic levels quickly

Question 31

The most common type of cancer among smokers is

A) bladder cancer
B) pancreatic cancer
C) lung cancer
D) brain cancer

Question 32

Smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette is precisely termed

A) sidestream smoke
B) mainstream smoke
C) secondhand smoke
D) passive smoke

Question 33

When nicotine was isolated and identified in 1828, its reputation as a medicinal agent diminished.

Question 34

Tobacco industry documents dating back to the _____ describe the addictive potential of nicotine.

A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1970s

Question 35

Young people smoke to

A) appear mature
B) display independence
C) cope with stress
D) all of the above

Question 36

What year was legislation passed requiring the tobacco industry to pay over $206 billion in liability?

A) 1993
B) 1994
C) 1995
D) 1998

Question 37

Babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy generally

A) have developmental problems
B) are addicted to nicotine
C) weigh less
D) have brain damage

Question 38

Most of the carcinogens found in tobacco are mainly found in

A) nicotine
B) tar
C) carbon monoxide
D) clove

Question 39

The strongest symptom of nicotine withdrawal is

A) headache
B) craving
C) fatigue
D) hunger

Question 40

Increasing the cost of cigarettes decreases demand.

Question 41

Snus is less carcinogenic than other tobacco products.

Question 42

Cigarettes do not interfere with most behaviors.

Question 43

Long-term effects of the nicotine patch show it to be highly effective in keeping people from smoking again.

Question 44

The U.S.is first in the production of cigarettes.

Question 45

Carbon monoxide hampers the production of testosterone.

Question 46

The R.J.Reynolds Company developed the cigarette rolling machine.

Question 47

Smoking rates in industrialized countries are decreasing at a rate of 10% each year.

Question 48

Discuss the physical effects of smoking on the smoker.

Question 49

Chewing nicotine gum is a highly-successful quitting measure.80% of people who chew the gum quit smoking permanently.

Question 50

Females who smoke while pregnant have an incidence of spontaneous abortions l-½ times greater than females who don't smoke while pregnant.

Question 51

Discuss the differences of the major smoking cessation techniques.

Question 52

Most smokers say they do not want to stop smoking.

Question 53

Zyban is used in the medical treatment of nicotine dependence.

Question 54

Nicotine withdrawal is sometimes fatal.

Question 55

Buerger's disease is due in part to poor circulation that can be aggravated by cigarette smoking.

Question 56

Nicotine is used as an insecticide.

Question 57

Young adults are more likely than older smokers to successfully quit smoking.

Question 58

Describe the characteristics of smoking and smokers.

Question 59

Tobacco growing allowed the Jamestown, Virginia, community to prosper.

Question 60

Do you think the Master Settlement Agreement was fair to tobacco companies? Why or why not?

Question 61

How has tobacco been both good and bad for the United States?

Question 62

Do you think that society has overreacted to smoking in public places? If so, why? If not, then what should society's response be to smokers?