1.The main topic of the "Day One" ABC news report in February of 1994 was the evidence that the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company intentionally targeted youth who were under 18 with their Joe Camel campaign.
TRUE
FALSE
2.In the April, 1994 Congressional Hearings on Cigarettes, the head tobacco executives
ALL PUBLICLY DENIED THAT CIGARETTES WERE ADDICTIVE.
ALL PUBLICLY ADMITTED THAT CIGARETTES WERE ADDICTIVE.
DISAGREED AMONG THEMSELVES, WITH SOME PUBLICLY ADMITTING THAT CIGARETTES WERE ADDICTIVE AND SOME DENYING THAT CIGARETTES WERE ADDICTIVE.
3.Which of the following was a whistleblower?
MERRELL WILLIAMS
C. EVERETT KOOP
DAVID KESSLER
4.Stanton Glantz
WAS THE FDA COMMISSIONER IN THE 1990S.
WAS THE CEO OF PHILIP MORRIS IN THE LATE 1990S.
POSTED THE BROWN AND WILLIAMSON DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET.
5.Merrell Williams worked for which tobacco company?
LIGGETT AND MYERS
BROWN AND WILLIAMSON
PHILIP MORRIS
RJ REYNOLDS
6.Jeffrey Wigand worked for which tobacco company?
LIGGET AND MYERS
BROWN AND WILLIAMSON
PHILIP MORRIS
RJ REYNOLDS
7.In the late 1970s/early 1980s, the most popular cigarette brand in the US was
CAMELS
WINSTONS
MARLBORO
KENT
8.In the 1970s, and 1980s, most Camel cigarette smokers were older than 40.
TRUE
FALSE
9.The RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company claimed publicly that “Joe Camel” was intended only to appeal to adults, not underage smokers.
TRUE
FALSE
10.David Kessler
ANNOUNCED THAT THE FDA WOULD BEGIN TO REGULATE CIGARETTES IN 1996.
WAS A TOBACCO EXECUTIVE WHO SUED ABC FOR ITS CRITICISMS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.
WAS A JOURNALIST WHO PUBLISHED REPORTS ON THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.
11.The FDA's regulation of tobacco
HAD THE SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT CLINTON, BUT WAS STOPPED IN 2000 BY THE US SUPREME COURT
WAS STOPPED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON WHO WAS AGAINST FEDERAL REGULATION OF THE PRODUCT.
BEGAN IN 1996 AND IS STILL GOING ON.
12.The industry documents described in the 1995 JAMA articles were important because they revealed the intent of tobacco companies.
TRUE
FALSE
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1.Those against public smoking restrictions use which of the following ideas to support their position?
SMOKERS’ RIGHTS
LACK OF CLEAR HEALTH EVIDENCE
THE NEED FOR COURTESY BETWEEN SMOKERS AND NONSMOKERS RATHER THAN LEGISLATION.
NONE OF THE ABOVE
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
2.The 1964 Surgeon General’s Report stated clearly that cigarettes were addictive.
TRUE
FALSE
3.Before 1983, when Rose Cipollone’s lawsuit was introduced, no lawsuits against tobacco companies had succeeded.
TRUE
FALSE
4.Which brand of cigarettes did Rose Cipollone first smoke?
TRUE
MARLBORO
CAMELS
CHESTERFIELDS
5.When Rose Cipollone switched brands in the 1950s, she did so because
THE NEW BRAND SEEMED MORE STYLISH.
PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT HARMS OF TOBACCO HAD EMERGED.
HER NEW BRAND WAS CHEAPER.
6.In the 1988 Surgeon General’s Report, Surgeon General Koop said that
CIGARETTE SMOKING IS A HABIT, NOT AN ADDICTION.
CIGARETTE SMOKING IS AN ADDICTION, BUT NOT AS SIGNIFICANT AS ADDICTION TO HEROIN OR COCAINE.
CIGARETTE SMOKING IS AN ADDICTION, JUST AS SIGNIFICANT AS ADDICTION TO HEROIN OR COCAINE.
7.Rose Cipollone’s lawsuit
WAS COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL, WITH THE JURY FINDING THE TOBACCO COMPANIES 100% TO BLAME.
WAS PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL, WITH THE JURY FINDING THE THE LIGGETT COMPANY SHOULD HAVE WARNED SMOKERS EARLIER ABOUT CIGARETTE’S POTENTIAL HARMS.
WAS COMPLETELY UNSUCCESSFUL, WITH THE JURY FINDING CIPOLLONE HERSELF TO BE COMPLETELY TO BLAME FOR HER SMOKING.
8.The US Supreme Court later ruled that the tobacco industry was NOT at fault in the Cipollone case.
TRUE
FALSE
9.In your opinion, Rose Cipollone
WAS TO BLAME FOR GETTING LUNG CANCER.
WAS NOT TO BLAME FOR GETTING LUNG CANCER--THE CIGARETTE COMPANIES WERE.
ROSE CIPOLLONE WAS MORE TO BLAME THAN THE CIGARETTE COMPANIES, BUT THEY SHARED THE BLAME.
ROSE CIPOLLONE WAS LESS TO BLAME THAN THE CIGARETTE COMPANIES, BUT THEY SHARED THE BLAME.
ROSE CIPOLLONE AND THE CIGARETTE COMPANIES EQUALLY SHARED THE BLAME.