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| 1 | According to Smith, if birth control is fully covered under the Affordable Care Act, the next step might be free abortions. |
 | A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 2 | Currently, all employers are required to fund birth control except |
| A) | houses of worship |
| B) | monastic communities |
| C) | municipal offices |
| D) | both a & b |
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| 3 | Where would the largest savings come from in regard to health care for the elderly? |
| A) | major medical procedures |
| B) | antibiotics |
| C) | routine hospital care |
| D) | both a & b |
| E) | both a & c |
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| 4 | If advanced treatments were eliminated as a part of care for the elderly, why would there not be significant savings to the health care budget? |
| A) | there would be increased medication costs |
| B) | there would be increased doctor visit costs |
| C) | there would be increases in walking aids |
| D) | all of these |
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| 5 | According to Paul Anthony, the basis for direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs is: |
| A) | Increased sales |
| B) | Patient education |
| C) | Better industry image |
| D) | Better market share |
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| 6 | According to data presented by Gagnon and Lexchin, the biggest percentage of costs related to marketing expenditures is for |
| A) | drug samples |
| B) | meetings |
| C) | detailing |
| D) | journal advertising |
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| 7 | Which of the following environmental factors is responsible for the greatest number of cancer deaths? |
| A) | Tobacco |
| B) | Obesity and nutrition |
| C) | Sun exposure |
| D) | Infectious agents |
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| 8 | Personality traits such as upbeat attitude have been shown to increase survival time. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 9 | Marijuana is often referred to as a gateway drug. What is a definition? |
| A) | a drug imported into the US |
| B) | a drug that opens the door for use of other drugs |
| C) | a drug that is found by border guards |
| D) | all of these |
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| 10 | Those who opposed marijuana legalization believe it’s: |
| A) | a gateway drug |
| B) | addictive in its own right |
| C) | more potent than in the past |
| D) | all of the above |
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| 11 | Adderall is composed of which of the following: |
| A) | mixed amphetamine salts |
| B) | anti-depressants |
| C) | caffeine |
| D) | alcohol |
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| 12 | Giving or accepting an Adderall pill from a friend is a Federal crime. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 13 | National Review seeks to ban: |
| A) | all stem-cell research |
| B) | research on adult somatic cells |
| C) | research on embryonic cells |
| D) | all of these |
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| 14 | Jeff Hart challenges National Review's position on stem cell research on all of the following except: |
| A) | he disputes whether single-cell human embryos are human beings |
| B) | he questions the reasoning for advancing the idea of single cell human embryos as actually being human |
| C) | he believes a blastocyst is a human being |
| D) | he believes the potential results of research justify this research |
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| 15 | Alan I. Leshner, who believes that addiction should be labeled a brain disease, states that the most important reason to retain this concept is because it |
| A) | encourages addicts to accept treatment for the disease. |
| B) | prevents addicts from relapsing. |
| C) | allows addicts to use drugs recreationally. |
| D) | allows addicts to shirk the responsibility of their addiction to someone else. |
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| 16 | An important reason reject the concept that addiction is a brain disease is because |
| A) | the behavior becomes excusable because it is a brain
disease. |
| B) | it punishes people for their addiction. |
| C) | it encourages recovering addicts to use drugs socially. |
| D) | all of the above |
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| 17 | According to a 1995 investigation at Dartmouth College, one of the strongest predictors of success after open-heart surgery was: |
| A) | history of healthy eating |
| B) | smoking cessation |
| C) | religious beliefs |
| D) | exercise |
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| 18 | Practitioners of holistic medicine believe that people must take responsibility for their own health by practicing healthy behaviors and maintaining positive attitudes instead of relying on health providers. They also believe that physical disease has which of the following components: |
| A) | behavioral |
| B) | psychological |
| C) | spiritual |
| D) | all of the above |
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| 19 | What is the most important issue related to the amount of alcohol a pregnant woman consumes? |
| A) | when she is drinking |
| B) | whether she has eaten |
| C) | how quickly she metabolizes the alcohol |
| D) | All of these |
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| 20 | What is a characteristic of a child born with FAS? |
| A) | bigger head |
| B) | smaller than average size |
| C) | thick upper lips |
| D) | good memory |
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| 21 | Why do some pro-life pharmacists refuse to fill prescriptions for birth control pills and emergency contraception? |
| A) | they are opposed to all birth control |
| B) | they believe these drugs cause abortions |
| C) | hey are concerned about the drugs' safety |
| D) | all of the above |
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| 22 | Refusal clauses following Roe v. Wade referred to the right of health providers to refuse to be involved in which of the following: |
| A) | abortion |
| B) | sterilization |
| C) | contraception |
| D) | all of these |
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| 23 | What percentage of Americans will contract HPV at some point in their lives: |
| A) | 25 |
| B) | 33 |
| C) | 50 |
| D) | 75 |
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| 24 | All 50 U.S. states require vaccinations before school admission. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 25 | Central to the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa is: |
| A) | Fear of failure |
| B) | Absence of amenorrhea |
| C) | A distorted body image |
| D) | Weight loss |
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| 26 | According to Treasure, Wack and Roberts, extreme food restriction combined with food binges might lead to which of the following: |
| A) | Permanent changes in the reward system |
| B) | Temporary changes in the reward system |
| C) | Changes similar to those produce by drug abuse |
| D) | Both a and c are correct |
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| 27 | According to Rosin, the foreskin plays a critical role in the uterus. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 28 | Circumcision is practiced primarily by which of the following groups: |
| A) | Jews |
| B) | Muslims |
| C) | Atheists |
| D) | Roman Catholics |
| E) | Both a and b |
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| 29 | Approximately, how many children in the US are diagnosed with autism? |
| A) | 1 in 10 |
| B) | 1 in 160 |
| C) | 1 in 500 |
| D) | 1 in 1000 |
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| 30 | All 50 U.S. states require vaccinations before school admission. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 31 | Talking and texting while driving has shown to increase the risk of traffic accidents. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 32 | The Interphone Study is an effort of which of the following: |
| A) | American Cancer Society |
| B) | World Health Organization |
| C) | American Medical Association |
| D) | Federal Communications Commission |
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| 33 | In order to create the pressure needed to release natural gas from bedrock, what substances are blasted into the rock? |
| A) | Sand |
| B) | Chemicals |
| C) | Water |
| D) | All of these |
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| 34 | Environmental concerns about fracking that receive the most attention include: |
| A) | Air pollution |
| B) | Loss of bird species |
| C) | Drinking water contamination |
| D) | Increase in global warming |
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| 35 | What are the benefits of breastfeeding? |
| A) | less risk of infection |
| B) | high quality nutrition |
| C) | less chance of allergy |
| D) | all of these |
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| 36 | Breastfeeding is less common among ethnic women. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 37 | According to Krause, Americans consume approximately ____ pounds of high fructose corn syrup per year. |
| A) | 10 |
| B) | 35 |
| C) | 40 |
| D) | 50 |
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| 38 | Krause sites a study in Nature Magazine comparing added sugars to that of |
| A) | Tobacco |
| B) | Marijuana |
| C) | Hydrogenated fats |
| D) | Alcohol |
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| 39 | According to Barbara Berkeley, weight loss would be easier to maintain if people eliminated or curtailed consumptions of: |
| A) | Red meat |
| B) | Cheese |
| C) | Sugars and starches |
| D) | Butter |
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| 40 | Berkeley maintains that the key to weight maintenance includes which of the following: |
| A) | Support networks |
| B) | Fasting |
| C) | Eliminating red meat |
| D) | All of these |
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| 41 | According to Jacob Sullum, the main concern of the Food and Drug Administration over Four Loko was: |
| A) | the alcohol content |
| B) | the addition of caffeine |
| C) | the marketing directed to young people |
| D) | energy drinks |
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| 42 | According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network, the number of 18-20 year olds who make alcohol-related visits to emergency rooms is approximately: |
| A) | 25,000 |
| B) | 100,000 |
| C) | 200,000 |
| D) | 300,000 |