Question 1

Which of the following ethnic groups has the highest rate of smoking?

Accepted Answer

A) Native Americans 
B) Whites 
C) African Americans 
D) Hispanics or Latinos 
A) Native Americans 
B) Whites 
C) African Americans 
D) Hispanics or Latinos

Question 2

Which of the following is a withdrawal symptom that people who suddenly quit smoking experience?

Accepted Answer

A) drowsiness 
B) euphoria 
C) DTs 
D) tremors 
A) drowsiness 
B) euphoria 
C) DTs 
D) tremors

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes alcohol use disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) It can occur during just one alcohol-related incident. 
B) It may or may not have negative consequences for the abuser. 
C) It causes the drinker to become more sociable. 
D) It usually involves physical tolerance and withdrawal. 
A) It can occur during just one alcohol-related incident. 
B) It may or may not have negative consequences for the abuser. 
C) It causes the drinker to become more sociable. 
D) It usually involves physical tolerance and withdrawal.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes e-cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

A) They are recommended by the FDA as a cigarette alternative. 
B) They contain tobacco. 
C) They may contain some of the same harmful substances as cigarettes. 
D) They carry the same warnings as regular cigarettes. 
A) They are recommended by the FDA as a cigarette alternative. 
B) They contain tobacco. 
C) They may contain some of the same harmful substances as cigarettes. 
D) They carry the same warnings as regular cigarettes.

Question 5

When particles of tobacco smoke condense,they form

Accepted Answer

A) snuff. 
B) cigarette tar. 
C) nicotine. 
D) stearic aciD. 
A) snuff. 
B) cigarette tar. 
C) nicotine. 
D) stearic aciD.

Question 6

An ingredient in tobacco smoke that seriously depletes the body's supply of oxygen is

Accepted Answer

A) benzopyrene. 
B) carbon monoxide. 
C) formaldehyde. 
D) tar. 
A) benzopyrene. 
B) carbon monoxide. 
C) formaldehyde. 
D) tar.

Question 7

Which of the following BEST describes the process of quitting tobacco?

Accepted Answer

A) Telephone quitlines are useful only for people who are ill. 
B) Most smokers attempt to quit several times before they finally succeed. 
C) Research shows that stopping "cold turkey" is most effective. 
D) Only heavy smokers experience withdrawal symptoms. 
A) Telephone quitlines are useful only for people who are ill. 
B) Most smokers attempt to quit several times before they finally succeed. 
C) Research shows that stopping "cold turkey" is most effective. 
D) Only heavy smokers experience withdrawal symptoms.

Question 8

Which of the following BEST describes alcoholics in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) They are usually poor and homeless. 
B) Most are college students. 
C) Many alternate between periods of sobriety and heavy drinking. 
D) They usually learn to control their drinking after a frightening problem develops. 
A) They are usually poor and homeless. 
B) Most are college students. 
C) Many alternate between periods of sobriety and heavy drinking. 
D) They usually learn to control their drinking after a frightening problem develops.

Question 9

On average,how many minutes can a regular user of tobacco go between doses of nicotine before experiencing negative effects?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 20 
C) 40 
D) 90 
A) 5 
B) 20 
C) 40 
D) 90

Question 10

Smokers who switch to low-tar or low-nicotine cigarettes

Accepted Answer

A) take smaller puffs and take longer to smoke each cigarette. 
B) do not inhale as deeply. 
C) are more likely to quit than smokers of regular cigarettes. 
D) are likely to begin smoking more cigarettes. 
A) take smaller puffs and take longer to smoke each cigarette. 
B) do not inhale as deeply. 
C) are more likely to quit than smokers of regular cigarettes. 
D) are likely to begin smoking more cigarettes.

Question 11

Sleeping speeds up the rate of alcohol metabolization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For most regular tobacco users,sudden abstinence from nicotine produces withdrawal symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following BEST describes environmental tobacco smoke?

Accepted Answer

A) Its effects may take several weeks to become evident. 
B) It rarely causes death. 
C) It is safe at low or moderate levels. 
D) It has been linked to sudden infant death syndrome. 
A) Its effects may take several weeks to become evident. 
B) It rarely causes death. 
C) It is safe at low or moderate levels. 
D) It has been linked to sudden infant death syndrome.

Question 14

Which of the following BEST describes the safe limit of alcohol consumption during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Women should not drink during the first trimester. 
B) Women should drink no more than one drink per week during the first trimester. 
C) Women should drink no more than one drink per day during pregnancy. 
D) Women should not consume alcohol during pregnancy. 
A) Women should not drink during the first trimester. 
B) Women should drink no more than one drink per week during the first trimester. 
C) Women should drink no more than one drink per day during pregnancy. 
D) Women should not consume alcohol during pregnancy.

Question 15

Smoke that smokers exhale is referred to as _____ smoke.

Accepted Answer

A) mainstream 
B) primary 
C) sidestream 
D) secondary 
A) mainstream 
B) primary 
C) sidestream 
D) secondary

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) emphysemA. 
B) myocardial infarction. 
C) atherosclerosis. 
D) high cholesterol. 
A) emphysemA. 
B) myocardial infarction. 
C) atherosclerosis. 
D) high cholesterol.

Question 17

Which of the following describes the relationship between gender and alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

A) Women tend to become alcoholics later in life than men. 
B) Men who are alcoholics experience more physical complications than women. 
C) Men develop alcoholism after fewer years of heavy drinking than women. 
D) Women with alcoholism binge drink earlier in life than men. 
A) Women tend to become alcoholics later in life than men. 
B) Men who are alcoholics experience more physical complications than women. 
C) Men develop alcoholism after fewer years of heavy drinking than women. 
D) Women with alcoholism binge drink earlier in life than men.

Question 18

Women who drink moderately may be at increased risk for breast cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following BEST describes the long-term effects of tobacco use?

Accepted Answer

A) Beginning to smoke at age 15 cuts life expectancy in half. 
B) Smokers are ill more frequently than nonsmokers. 
C) Smoking is responsible for almost all cases of sinusitis in the United States. 
D) Long-term smoking is worse for men than women. 
A) Beginning to smoke at age 15 cuts life expectancy in half. 
B) Smokers are ill more frequently than nonsmokers. 
C) Smoking is responsible for almost all cases of sinusitis in the United States. 
D) Long-term smoking is worse for men than women.

Question 20

Smoking is linked to reduced fertility in men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following ethnic groups has the highest rate of smoking?

Which of the following is a withdrawal symptom that people who suddenly quit smoking experience?

Which of the following BEST describes alcohol use disorder?

Which of the following BEST describes e-cigarettes?

When particles of tobacco smoke condense,they form

An ingredient in tobacco smoke that seriously depletes the body's supply of oxygen is

Which of the following BEST describes the process of quitting tobacco?

Which of the following BEST describes alcoholics in the United States?

On average,how many minutes can a regular user of tobacco go between doses of nicotine before experiencing negative effects?

Smokers who switch to low-tar or low-nicotine cigarettes

Sleeping speeds up the rate of alcohol metabolization.

For most regular tobacco users,sudden abstinence from nicotine produces withdrawal symptoms.

Which of the following BEST describes environmental tobacco smoke?

Which of the following BEST describes the safe limit of alcohol consumption during pregnancy?

Smoke that smokers exhale is referred to as _____ smoke.

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

Which of the following describes the relationship between gender and alcoholism?

Women who drink moderately may be at increased risk for breast cancer.

Which of the following BEST describes the long-term effects of tobacco use?

Smoking is linked to reduced fertility in men and women.

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Exam 8: Alcohol and Tobacco

Which of the following ethnic groups has the highest rate of smoking?

Which of the following is a withdrawal symptom that people who suddenly quit smoking experience?

Which of the following BEST describes alcohol use disorder?

Which of the following BEST describes e-cigarettes?

When particles of tobacco smoke condense,they form

An ingredient in tobacco smoke that seriously depletes the body's supply of oxygen is

Which of the following BEST describes the process of quitting tobacco?

Which of the following BEST describes alcoholics in the United States?

On average,how many minutes can a regular user of tobacco go between doses of nicotine before experiencing negative effects?

Smokers who switch to low-tar or low-nicotine cigarettes

Sleeping speeds up the rate of alcohol metabolization.

For most regular tobacco users,sudden abstinence from nicotine produces withdrawal symptoms.

Which of the following BEST describes environmental tobacco smoke?

Which of the following BEST describes the safe limit of alcohol consumption during pregnancy?

Smoke that smokers exhale is referred to as _____ smoke.

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

Which of the following describes the relationship between gender and alcoholism?

Women who drink moderately may be at increased risk for breast cancer.

Which of the following BEST describes the long-term effects of tobacco use?

Smoking is linked to reduced fertility in men and women.

Taking Charge of Your Health

Stress: The Constant Challenge

Psychological Health

Intimate Relationships and Communication

Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Drug Misuse and Addiction

Nutrition Basics

Exercise for Health and Fitness

Weight Management

Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Immunity and Infection

Environmental Health

Conventional and Complimentary Medicine

Personal Safety

The Challenge of Aging

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