Question 1

Describe at least four hazardous substances found in tobacco smoke and explain how they affect the body.

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Question 2

Heart disease caused by the deposit of fatty substances in the walls of the arteries is called

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A)   emphysema.
B)   myocardial infarction.
C)   atherosclerosis.
D)   high cholesterol.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the cumulative effects of tobacco use?

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A)   A male who begins smoking before the age of 15 and continues to smoke is only half as likely to live to age 75 as a male who never smokes.
B)   Smokers spend more than three-quarters more time away from their jobs because of illness than non-smokers.
C)   Smokers show a greater rate of acute and chronic disease than those who never smoked.
D)   Smokers become disabled at a younger age than non-smokers.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

When smoking a cigarette, the rate of absorption of chemicals into the body is

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A)   greatest during the last third of the cigarette.
B)   greatest during the first third of the cigarette.
C)   greatest when the midpoint of the cigarette is reached.
D)   constant as the cigarette is smoked.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Clove cigarettes are also called:

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A)   kreteks.
B)   chihuahuas.
C)   chicartas.
D)   kreteks and chicartas.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Three out of four smokers report that they want to quit but find they cannot.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Non-smokers can be affected by ETS for several hours once they leave a smoke-filled room.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What percentage of Inuit people smoke?

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A)   25
B)   42
C)   58
D)   72E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following are pharmaceutical drugs to help smokers quit?

Accepted Answer

A)   Champix
B)   Zyban
C)   Zoloft
D)   Zyban and ChampixE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

What role does ammonia play in cigarettes?

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A)   It enhances the flavour.
B)   It masks the harsh bitter taste of tobacco.
C)   It boosts the amount of nicotine absorbed into the blood.
D)   It opens the lungs' airway and makes it easier for nicotine to get into the blood.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

What percentage of First Nations people living on reserve smoke?

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A)   25
B)   42
C)   57
D)   72E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

Recent neurological studies indicate nicotine acts on the brain in much the same way as cocaine and heroin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Within fifteen years of your last cigarette, which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)   stroke risk drops nearly to the risk of non-smokers.
B)   risk of lung cancer is about 25% of that of a continuing smoker.
C)   heart disease death risk is one half of a non-smoker.
D)   ability to smell and taste is enhanced.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Cigarette smoke contains the deadly gas carbon monoxide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An ingredient in tobacco smoke that seriously limits the body's ability to use oxygen is

Accepted Answer

A)   benzopyrene.
B)   carbon monoxide.
C)   formaldehyde.
D)   tar.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

ETS causes how many heart disease deaths among non-smokers annually in Canada?

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A)   500
B)   1200
C)   2000
D)   2700E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

A heart attack caused by plaque that blocks a coronary artery is called

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A)   atherosclerosis.
B)   a myocardial infarction.
C)   an aortic aneurysm.
D)   an aortic coarctation.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

Smoking affects hunger by

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A)   increasing a person's appetite.
B)   depressing hunger contractions.
C)   increasing the sensitivity of taste buds.
D)   decreasing blood sugar level.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding tobacco use?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most smokers want to keep smoking.
B)   Most smokers who stop smoking because of attending a stop-smoking clinic stay tobacco-free.
C)   Stopping the use of smokeless tobacco may be more difficult than stopping smoking.
D)   Some tobacco users reduce health risks by using nicotine-free tobacco.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

What percentage of smoking teens wish they never started to smoke?

Accepted Answer

A)   25
B)   40
C)   55
D)   70E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 16: Toward a Tobacco-Free Self and Society

Recent neurological studies indicate nicotine acts on the brain in much the same way as cocaine and heroin.

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What percentage of First Nations people living on reserve smoke?

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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding tobacco use?

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What percentage of Inuit people smoke?

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ETS causes how many heart disease deaths among non-smokers annually in Canada?

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Describe at least four hazardous substances found in tobacco smoke and explain how they affect the body.

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A heart attack caused by plaque that blocks a coronary artery is called

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Within fifteen years of your last cigarette, which of the following occurs?

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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the cumulative effects of tobacco use?

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Which of the following are pharmaceutical drugs to help smokers quit?

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Heart disease caused by the deposit of fatty substances in the walls of the arteries is called

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When smoking a cigarette, the rate of absorption of chemicals into the body is

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Clove cigarettes are also called:

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Cigarette smoke contains the deadly gas carbon monoxide.

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What percentage of smoking teens wish they never started to smoke?

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An ingredient in tobacco smoke that seriously limits the body's ability to use oxygen is

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Smoking affects hunger by

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What role does ammonia play in cigarettes?

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Non-smokers can be affected by ETS for several hours once they leave a smoke-filled room.

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Three out of four smokers report that they want to quit but find they cannot.

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