Kicking the habit.

• Position: QUIZ - Smoking

Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.

1. America's attitudes about smoking began to change drastically in 1964, when

   a the Surgeon General released a study about smoking.

   b The Flintstones endorsed Winston cigarettes.

   c doctors began appearing in ads.

   d actors began appearing in ads.

2. How did tobacco use spread across the world?

   a Native Americans began exporting it in the 17th century.

   b The U.S. Army began exporting it in the 20th century.

   c Christopher Columbus brought it back to Europe from the Americas.

   d none of the above

3. Within a year of the Surgeon General's report

   a it became illegal to feature doctors in smoking ads.

   b anti-smoking ads became mandatory on TV and radio.

   c cigarette ads on TV and radio were banned.

   d Congress began requiring warning labels on cigarette packs.

4. Which of these is NOT a reason many Americans gave up smoking, according to the article?

   a The dangers of smoking became known.

   b The dangers of secondhand smoke became known.

   c Cigarette companies started selling flavored cigarettes.

   d States began collecting "sin taxes" on cigarettes.

5. Health officials are worried about e-cigs because

   a they're largely unregulated.

   b they come in thousands of flavors.

   c they're using the same marketing techniques as traditional cigarettes did.

   d all of the above

6. You can infer from the article that proponents of e-cigarettes think they're

   a less addictive than regular cigarettes.

   b more addictive than regular cigarettes.

   c less expensive than regular cigarettes.

   d more expensive than regular cigarettes.

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