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Tobacco
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Alcohol
100

. Which of the following statements about your total health is NOT true?

A. Your health triangle includes physical, mental/emotional, and social health

B. It's important to pay attention to all three areas of your health triangle

C. Physical health is the most important area of your health triangle 

D. All three areas of health contribute to one another.


C. Physical health is the most important area of your health triangle 

100


6. Which of the following factors that influence health do individuals have the LEAST control over?

A. Heredity 

B. Social Environment

C. Attitude

D. Behavior


A. Heredity

100


11. What are the differences in health outcomes between groups called?

A. health disparities 

B. risk behaviors

C. lifestyle factors

D. chronic disease


A. health disparities 

100

5. Nearly 90 percent of adults started smoking when they were

A. babies

B. teens 

C. in their 20s

D. retired

C. teens

100


21. When a person seek treatment for alcoholism, what is the first step towards a life without alcohol?

A. Admission 

B. Detoxification

C. Counseling

D. Positive consequences


A. Admission 

200

Which of the following is NOT a risk behavior?

A. Tobacco Use


B. Alcohol Use

C. Violence

D. Abstinence


D. Abstinence 

200

7. Which of the following is NOT a lifestyle factor?

A. Eat a healthy breakfast

B. Practice safe behaviors to prevent injuries

C. Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence 

D. Maintain positive relationships


C. Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence 

200


12. Which form of cancer is NOT likely to develop in a person who uses smokeless tobacco?

A. cancer of the pancreas

B. oral cancer

C. lung cancer

D. cancer of the larynx


C. lung cancer

200

17. A cancer-causing substance is called

A. nicotine

B. carcinogen 

C. mainstream smoke

D. sidestream smoke


B. carcinogen

200

22. One cannot buy, drink, or possess alcohol unless he/she is _____ years of age.

A. 16
B. 18
C. 21 
D. 25


C. 21 

300

3. What is one way a person can improve his/her physical health?*

A.Communicate clearly and listen to others

B. Eat nutritious meals 

C. Accept responsibility

D. Have a positive outlook


B. Eat nutritious meals

300

8. What is the nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan called?

A. Healthy People 

B. health disparity

C. prevention

D. chronic disease


A. Healthy People

300

13. Which is NOT a short-term effect of tobacco use?A. the body craves more nicotine.


B. taste buds are dulled

C. teeth become yellowed

D. heart rate decreases


D. heart rate decreases 

300

18. The white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth caused by smokeless tobacco are called 'leukoplakia.'


A. True 

B.False


A. True 

300

23. The main organ alcohol damages is the 

A. brain

B. heart

C. liver

D. pancreas



C. liver

400


4. What is one way a person can improve his/her mental/emotional health?

A. 8-10 hours of sleep each night


B. Avoid alcohol

C. Drink 8 cups of water daily

D. Enjoy challenges


D. Enjoy challenges 

400


9.  The sum of you surroundings is called?

A. prevention

B. abstinence

C. environment 

D. technology


C. environment 

400


14. Children of smokers are more likely to have

A. an early growth spurt.

B. a resistance to the effects of second-hand smoke.


C. tooth decay.

D. increase chance of respiratory infections


D. increase chance of respiratory infections 

400

19. Nicotine

A. Smoke exhaled from lungs of smoker.

B. Addictive drug in tobacco. 

C. Cancer causing substances.

D. Process that occurs when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used.


B. Addictive drug in tobacco. 

400

Which of the following correctly describes one reason why driving after drinking alcohol is a risk behavior?

A. alcohol consumption improves reaction time

B. alcohol consumption enhances decision-making skills

C. alcohol consumption slows reflexes 

D. alcohol consumption increases self-control


C. alcohol consumption slows reflexes 

500

5. What is one way a person can improve his/her social health?

A. Show respect and care for yourself and others 

B. 30-60 minutes of physical activity

C. Bathe daily

D. Deal with life's stresses and frustrations


A. Show respect and care for yourself and others 

500

10. What are actions that can potentially threaten your health?

A. spiritual health


B. cumulative risks

C. risk behaviors 

D. culture


C. risk behaviors 

500

16. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, the only way to fully protect people from environmental tobacco smoke is to

A. ban smoking in public places. 

B. require filters on cigarettes.

C. prohibit smokers from getting pregnant.

D. allow smoking in private workplaces.


A. ban smoking in public places. 

500

 Stimulant

A. Tobacco that is held in the mouth or chewed

B. Thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns.

C. Drug that increases action of the central nervous system, heart and other organs

 D. Air that has been contaminated by smoke.

C. Drug that increases action of the central nervous system, heart and other organs 

500


26. What is the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages?

A. fermentation

B. alcohol

C. ethanol 

D. blood alcohol concentration


C. ethanol