Online Quizzes

Chapter 10: Tobacco

	1.	How many chemicals are present in a single puff of tobacco?

		a.	4,000
		b.	500
		c.	100
		d.	50

	2.	Which substance in tobacco smoke causes blindness?

		a.	tar
		b.	nicotine
		c.	cyanide
		d.	methanol

	3.	Which tobacco product is known to cause gum disease and stomach ulcers?

		a.	cigarettes
		b.	pipes
		c.	chewing tobacco
		d.	cigars

	4.	Which part of the respiratory system is a muscle?

		a.	trachea
		b.	diaphragm
		c.	lungs
		d.	epiglottis

	5.	Which is a lung disease in which the airways narrow, making breathing difficult?

		a.	pneumonia
		b.	emphysema
		c.	tuberculosis
		d.	asthma

	6.	Which lung ailment is almost always caused by smoking?

		a.	lung cancer
		b.	emphysema
		c.	pneumonia
		d.	asthma

	7.	Which statement about nicotine is false?

		a.	Nicotine is as addictive as alcohol, cocaine, or heroin.
		b.	Smokers experience little or no nicotine withdrawal when they quit.
		c.	Nicotine addiction leads to more disease and death than all other addictions combined.
		d.	Nicotine users develop a physical need for the substance.

	8.	How many young people, ages 11–17, in the United States smoke their first cigarette each day?

		a.	about 5,000
		b.	about 100
		c.	about 1 million
		d.	about 20,000

	9.	Which is NOT a typical symptom of someone who is experiencing withdrawal from nicotine?

		a.	difficulty sleeping
		b.	loss of appetite
		c.	moodiness
		d.	nervousness

	10.	Which type of smoke contaminates the air?

		a.	mainstream smoke
		b.	secondhand smoke
		c.	sidestream smoke
		d.	passive smoke