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• Position: QUIZ

Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. Refer to the article as needed.

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1. Which statement is accurate, based on the article?

   a Extensive studies on e-cigarettes have shown that they are much safer than tobacco cigarettes,

   b Both tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes have been widely studied and shown to cause lung cancer,

   c E-cigarette use is growing among teens even as tobacco cigarette smoking in this population declines.

   d Among teens, both tobacco cigarette use and e-cigarette use are rising rapidly.

2. E-cigarettes were developed

   a in 2008 by the Centers for Disease Control,

   b in the 1990s by the same company that makes Camel cigarettes,

   c in 2003 in China,

   d in 2010 at Stanford University.

3. Like traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes usually contain

   a tar.

   b nicotine.

   c tobacco.

   d all of the above

4. Which of these is NOT one of the new FDA regulations regarding e-cigarettes?

   a E-cigarettes can't use flavored liquids,

   b E-cigarettes can't be sold in vending machines,

   c E-cigarettes can't be sold on the internet,

   d E-cigarettes can't be sold to minors.

   ANALYZE THE TEXT

5. The author notes that "health experts worry that e-cigs can be a gateway ..." Here, gateway is used

   a as a metaphor.

   b as hyperbole.

   c for alliteration,

   d for ironic effect.

6. You can infer that people who call e-cigarettes a gateway probably mean that e-cigs

   a are far too expensive for young people to buy.

   b are not effective in helping longtime smokers quit,

   c might lead users to start smoking regular cigarettes.

   d might lead to the invention of other high-tech cigarettes.

7. Michael Siegel of Boston University is quoted in the article as saying that the new FDA rules could decimate the e-cigarette market. You can infer that decimate means

   a to breathe new life into,

   b to destroy a large part of.

   c to criticize loudly,

   d to bring subtle changes to.

8. Which phrase from the article best supports the answer to question 7?

   a "We've been waiting years ..."

   b "increase in vaping by young people"

   c "lead to unanticipated consequences"

   d "when 99 percent of products available now are gone"

   IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS Please use the other side of this paper for your responses.

9. What does Cliff Douglas of the American Cancer Society mean when he says that e-cigarette users are "guinea pigs"?

10. What kinds of studies would you like to see done on e-cigarettes? Why?

    ANSWER KEY

1. [c] E-cigarette use is growing among teens even as tobacco cigarette smoking...