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1.	Tobacco products kill ______ Canadians a year.
	a.		10,000
	b.		20,000
	c.		35,000
	d.		47,000

2.	How do tobacco companies feel about the “Tobacco Industry Denormalization” strategy?
	a.		They are not worried about it at all; it is “business as usual” for tobacco companies
	b.		They hate it; they are afraid that it will cut into their profits
	c.		They are confused; they are not sure how to counteract tobacco control advocates
	d.		They first learned about it five years ago, and have already developed a counter strategy

3.	What percentage of the Canadian population smokes?
	a.		10 per cent
	b.		20 per cent
	c.		30 per cent
	d.		40 per cent

4.	The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is an international treaty negotiated by the 192 member states of the World Health Organization to deal with the growing tobacco epidemic. This first world public health treaty is designed to:
	a.		ban smoking in public places and workplaces
	b.		ban tobacco advertising
	c.		hold tobacco companies accountable in court
	d.		all of the above

5.	Tobacco companies use unethical tactics to keep people addicted to their products and to protect their profits. Which one of the following tactics is not a typical strategy?
	a.		Funding university courses in corporate social responsibility and business ethics
	b.		Donating money to medical schools
	c.		Funding smoking cessation programs
	d.		Planting industry executives and lobbyists on the boards of directors of hospitals

6.	The best way to reduce smoking among youth is to:
	a.		increase cigarette taxes
	b.		implement smoke-free bylaws for work places and public places
	c.		ban cigarette displays (powerwalls) in convenience stores
	d.		all of the above

7.	The “Tobacco Industry Denormalization” campaign seeks to expose tobacco industry lies. Which one of the following statements is not a tobacco industry lie?
	a.		“Cigarettes are not addictive”
	b.		“Second-hand smoke is not hazardous to your health”
	c.		“Smoking causes cancer, emphysema, heart attacks and strokes”
	d.		“We don’t market cigarettes to kids”

8.	Which of the following are current examples of tobacco industry advertising?
	a.		sponsoring exclusive parties in nightclubs complete with cigarette girls
	b.		paying actors to smoke in movies
	c.		creating “powerwalls” (behind-the-counter displays) in convenience stores
	d.		all of the above

9.	In 1955, the first secret tobacco industry study found that chemicals in cigarettes caused:
	a.		digestive problems in people who smoked two packs of cigarettes per day
	b.		nose bleeds in “social” smokers
	c.		tumours in rats and rabbits
	d.		headaches in people who smoked one pack of cigarettes per day

10.	In 1963, the U.S. Surgeon General concluded that:
	a.		smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke were lethal
	b.		there was no clear link between smoking and lung cancer
	c.		exposure to second-hand smoke could possibly cause heart and lung diseases
	d.		smoking “light and mild” cigarettes were less likely to cause health problems than smoking regular cigarettes