Smoking Quiz: The answers are at the bottom of the page.

Question 1

Of the high school seniors who smoke one to five cigarettes a day, what percentage will be smoking 5 years later?
A. 30 Percent
B. 50 Percent
C. 70 Percent

Question 2

Half of all teen-agers who smoke began by age:
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18

Question 3

If your child's best friends smoke, your child's risk of taking up smoking is:
A. Twice as high than if your child's best friends did not smoke.
B. Eight times higher than if your child's best friends did not smoke.
C. 13 times higher than if your child's best friends did not smoke.

Question 4

Compared with nonsmokers, what is the increased chance of lung cancer in smokers?
A. Twice the risk
B. 10 times the risk
C. 20 times the risk
D. 50 times the risk

Question 5

How many chemicals are present in cigarette smoke?
A. 200
B. 2,000
C. 4,000

Question 6

Which of the following chemicals may be present in secondhand tobacco smoke?
A. Carbon monoxide
B. DDT
C. Arsenic
D. Formaldehyde
E. All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements about smoking are true?
A. Nicotine and other chemicals from cigarettes can be passed from a breastfeeding mother to an infant.
B. Smoking is the single biggest preventable cause of premature death and disability in the United States.
C. Both A and B

Question 8

It's estimated that more Americans die from smoking-related illnesses each year than the number of Americans killed in World War II and the Vietnam War combined.
True
False

Answers:

1. The correct answer is C.
   Addiction to nicotine can begin very early in life. The younger a child begins smoking, the greater the chance that he or she will become a heavy smoker as an adult.
   
2. The correct answer is A.
   In fact, surveys show that 10 percent of current adult smokers began when they were between 9 and 10 years old.
   
3. The correct answer is C.
   This statistic underscores the role of peer pressure in creating the initial atmosphere that leads to nicotine addiction.
   
4. The correct answer is C.
   In addition, smokers' long-term risk of dying from heart disease is double to triple that of nonsmokers.
   
5. The correct answer is C.
   More than 4,000 chemicals have been detected in tobacco smoke, including 43 known carcinogens.
   
6. The correct answer is E.
   In enclosed places, nonsmokers also can be exposed to nicotine -- the addictive drug that tobacco delivers.
   
7. The correct answer is C.
   
8. The correct answer is True.
   It's estimated that 400,000 deaths in the United States each year are attributable to smoking.