Question 1

By the end of the Opium Wars (after 1913),nearly 25% of the Chinese population of China was addicted to opium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Of all the psychoactive plants covered in this chapter,the one responsible for the most human deaths is classified as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Papaver somniferum 
B) Erythroxylum coca 
C) Cannabis sativa 
D) Nicotiana tabacum 
E) Lophophora williamsii 
A) Papaver somniferum 
B) Erythroxylum coca 
C) Cannabis sativa 
D) Nicotiana tabacum 
E) Lophophora williamsii D

Question 3

THC mainly affects the regions of the brain involved in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) speech 
B) motor activities 
C) digestion 
D) breathing 
E) tactile sensations 
A) speech 
B) motor activities 
C) digestion 
D) breathing 
E) tactile sensations B

Question 4

In contemporary use,the term narcotic applies to any psychoactive compound that is dangerously addictive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The use of psychoactive plants probably dates back to prehistory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a correct statement about psychoactive drug effects in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) The neurotransmitter involved attaches to receptors in the ventral tegmental area and causes its psychoactive effect. 
B) Chronic drug abuse causes the neurotransmitter involved to release cyclic AMP. 
C) Chronic drug abuse causes cyclic AMP to activate a translation factor called VTA. 
D) Chronic drug abuse causes VTA to inhibit the production of the neurotransmitter involved. 
E) All of these are true statements about the psychoactive drug effects in the brain. 
A) The neurotransmitter involved attaches to receptors in the ventral tegmental area and causes its psychoactive effect. 
B) Chronic drug abuse causes the neurotransmitter involved to release cyclic AMP. 
C) Chronic drug abuse causes cyclic AMP to activate a translation factor called VTA. 
D) Chronic drug abuse causes VTA to inhibit the production of the neurotransmitter involved. 
E) All of these are true statements about the psychoactive drug effects in the brain.

Question 7

In the preparation of this narcotic,roots are chewed,spit out,and mixed with water.The plant from which this narcotic is derived is classified as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Erythroxylum coca. 
B) Papaver somniferum. 
C) Piper methysticum. 
D) Lophophora williamsii. 
E) Ipomoea violoaceae. 
A) Erythroxylum coca. 
B) Papaver somniferum. 
C) Piper methysticum. 
D) Lophophora williamsii. 
E) Ipomoea violoaceae.

Question 8

Medically,cocaine is an effective ________.

Accepted Answer

A) blood thinning agent 
B) regulator of birth contractions 
C) local anesthetic 
D) treatment for migraines 
E) wound healer 
A) blood thinning agent 
B) regulator of birth contractions 
C) local anesthetic 
D) treatment for migraines 
E) wound healer

Question 9

Which of the following statements about tobacco is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Nicotine is synthesized in the roots. 
B) Tobacco is a member of the nightshade family. 
C) Tobacco is mildly addictive. 
D) Nicotiana tabacum is the predominant tobacco cultivar. 
E) All of the above are correct. 
A) Nicotine is synthesized in the roots. 
B) Tobacco is a member of the nightshade family. 
C) Tobacco is mildly addictive. 
D) Nicotiana tabacum is the predominant tobacco cultivar. 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 10

The active compound in all the following psychoactive plants is an alkaloid except one.Choose the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Papaver somniferum 
B) Erythroxylum coca 
C) Cannabis sativa 
D) Nicotiana tabacum 
E) Lophophora williamsii 
A) Papaver somniferum 
B) Erythroxylum coca 
C) Cannabis sativa 
D) Nicotiana tabacum 
E) Lophophora williamsii

Question 11

The concentration of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)varies considerably,depending on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) genetic strain 
B) sex 
C) climate 
D) growing conditions 
E) All of the above can affect the concentration of THC. 
A) genetic strain 
B) sex 
C) climate 
D) growing conditions 
E) All of the above can affect the concentration of THC.

Question 12

Which of the following neurotransmitter receptors is affected by morphine?

Accepted Answer

A) serotonin 
B) endorphin 
C) dopamine 
D) oxytocin 
E) adrenaline 
A) serotonin 
B) endorphin 
C) dopamine 
D) oxytocin 
E) adrenaline

Question 13

The pure resin from flowering female marijuana plants is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) charas or hashish 
B) ganja 
C) bhang 
D) dagga 
E) medicinalis 
A) charas or hashish 
B) ganja 
C) bhang 
D) dagga 
E) medicinalis

Question 14

Cocaine can do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) relieve pain 
B) act as a stimulant 
C) cause death 
D) cause addiction 
E) Cocaine can do all of the above. 
A) relieve pain 
B) act as a stimulant 
C) cause death 
D) cause addiction 
E) Cocaine can do all of the above.

Question 15

This psychoactive plant is a dioecious annual with distinctive palmately compound leaves.This psychoactive plant is

Accepted Answer

A) Papaver somniferum. 
B) Erythroxylum coca. 
C) Cannabis sativa. 
D) Nicotiana tabacum. 
E) Lophophora williamsii. 
A) Papaver somniferum. 
B) Erythroxylum coca. 
C) Cannabis sativa. 
D) Nicotiana tabacum. 
E) Lophophora williamsii.

Question 16

Which statement about Datura stramonium is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) It contains a tropine alkaloid that is used to treat motion sickness 
B) It is in the nightshade family 
C) It can be toxic 
D) It contains atropine that dilates pupils 
E) All of these statements about D.stramonium are correct. 
A) It contains a tropine alkaloid that is used to treat motion sickness 
B) It is in the nightshade family 
C) It can be toxic 
D) It contains atropine that dilates pupils 
E) All of these statements about D.stramonium are correct.

Question 17

A member of the pepper family,the root of this plant is used to prepare a popular beverage in Polynesia that acts as a depressant upon the CNS.

Accepted Answer

A) Cannabis sativa 
B) Erythroxylum coca 
C) Piper methysticum 
D) Atropa belladonna 
A) Cannabis sativa 
B) Erythroxylum coca 
C) Piper methysticum 
D) Atropa belladonna

Question 18

Which of the following is a correct statement about the effects of stimulants and opiates on neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A) Stimulants disrupt the transport of neurotransmitters back to their site of origin to be reabsorbed and opiates inhibit the shutdown of neurotransmitter production. 
B) Both stimulants and opiates disrupt the transport of neurotransmitters back to their site of origin to be reabsorbed. 
C) Opiates disrupt the transport of neurotransmitters back to their site of origin to be reabsorbed and stimulants inhibit the shutdown of neurotransmitter production. 
D) Both stimulants and opiates inhibit the shutdown of neurotransmitter production. 
E) None of the above are correct. 
A) Stimulants disrupt the transport of neurotransmitters back to their site of origin to be reabsorbed and opiates inhibit the shutdown of neurotransmitter production. 
B) Both stimulants and opiates disrupt the transport of neurotransmitters back to their site of origin to be reabsorbed. 
C) Opiates disrupt the transport of neurotransmitters back to their site of origin to be reabsorbed and stimulants inhibit the shutdown of neurotransmitter production. 
D) Both stimulants and opiates inhibit the shutdown of neurotransmitter production. 
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 19

Crack is prepared by heating cocaine hydrochloride with baking soda.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Marijuana with the highest THC content is grown under ________ conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) hot and moist 
B) cool and moist 
C) cool and dry 
D) hot and dry 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) hot and moist 
B) cool and moist 
C) cool and dry 
D) hot and dry 
E) None of the above is correct.

Exam 20: Psychoactive Plants

By the end of the Opium Wars (after 1913),nearly 25% of the Chinese population of China was addicted to opium.

Of all the psychoactive plants covered in this chapter,the one responsible for the most human deaths is classified as which of the following?

THC mainly affects the regions of the brain involved in which of the following?

In contemporary use,the term narcotic applies to any psychoactive compound that is dangerously addictive.

The use of psychoactive plants probably dates back to prehistory.

Which of the following is a correct statement about psychoactive drug effects in the brain?

In the preparation of this narcotic,roots are chewed,spit out,and mixed with water.The plant from which this narcotic is derived is classified as which of the following?

Medically,cocaine is an effective ________.

Which of the following statements about tobacco is not correct?

The active compound in all the following psychoactive plants is an alkaloid except one.Choose the exception.

The concentration of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)varies considerably,depending on which of the following?

Which of the following neurotransmitter receptors is affected by morphine?

The pure resin from flowering female marijuana plants is called ________.

Cocaine can do which of the following?

This psychoactive plant is a dioecious annual with distinctive palmately compound leaves.This psychoactive plant is

Which statement about Datura stramonium is not correct?

A member of the pepper family,the root of this plant is used to prepare a popular beverage in Polynesia that acts as a depressant upon the CNS.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the effects of stimulants and opiates on neurotransmitters?

Crack is prepared by heating cocaine hydrochloride with baking soda.

Marijuana with the highest THC content is grown under ________ conditions.

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