Deck 1: Drugs in Perspective

Question 1

Laudanum was a drug containing primarily

A) cocaine
B) opium
C) marijuana
D) caffeine

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which psychoactive plant was prescribed by the Chinese for gout, malaria, gas pains, absent-mindedness, and rheumatism?

A) Marijuana
B) Coca leaves
C) Coffee beans
D) Datura

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The British defeated the Chinese in the Opium War because

A) the Chinese were under the influence of opium while fighting
B) the British stopped selling arms to China
C) China taxed opium too much and the people revolted
D) the British had superior naval strength

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which event included farmers refusing to pay tax and tarring and feathering revenue officers?

A) Whiskey Rebellion
B) Boston Tea Party
C) Tax Revolt
D) Temperance Movement

Question 5

Which of the following groups developed the process of distillation?

A) Romans
B) Egyptians
C) Greeks
D) French

Question 6

Robert Louis Stevenson allegedly wrote Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde while under the influence of

A) bromides
B) paraldehyde
C) cocaine
D) barbital

Question 7

Aqua vitae refers to

A) distillation
B) fermentation
C) water of life
D) wine

Question 8

The Arabic word alkuhl means

A) alcohol
B) essence
C) distillation
D) fermentation

Question 9

The intentional and inappropriate use of a drug resulting in physical, emotional, financial, social, or intellectual consequences is termed

A) drug use
B) drug abuse
C) drug dependence
D) drug misuse

Question 10

Substances that alter mood, thought processes, or that are used to manage neuropsychological illnesses or behavior are referred to as

A) ergogenic aids
B) anabolic aids
C) psychoactive drugs
D) designer drugs

Question 11

The unintentional or inappropriate use of prescribed or over-the-counter drugs is referred to as

A) drug use
B) drug dependence
C) drug abuse
D) drug misuse

Question 12

The Roman physician Galen described how marijuana seeds were eaten to simulate appetite and

A) induce hallucinations
B) cure headaches
C) grow hair
D) induce a sense of warmth

Question 13

Which holy book condemned coffee as an intoxicant and banned its use?

A) Bible
B) Koran
C) Concordance
D) Talmud

Question 14

A group of men who, while under the influence of hashish, allegedly terrorized and killed people were referred to as

A) laudanum legions
B) suicide soldiers
C) Sinsemilla legion
D) Hashishiyya

Question 15

W.B.O'Shaughnessy in 1839 wrote that a tincture of hemp was an effective analgesic and ___________.

A) muscle relaxant
B) solvent
C) textile
D) food

Question 16

The Greek historian Herodotus noted that marijuana had the dual properties of producing intoxication and ___________.

A) unconsciousness
B) hallucinations
C) blood shot eyes
D) cloth

Question 17

"Penny Universities" were establishments that primarily served

A) alcohol
B) opium
C) coffee
D) bromides

Question 18

According to ASAM addition is a primary, chronic _______________ of brain reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry.

A) disease
B) condition
C) diagnosis
D) psychological condition

Question 19

Which state was the first to ban alcohol?

A) Massachusetts
B) Virginia
C) Maine
D) New York

Question 20

Amphetamines were first synthesized in

A) Asia
B) Mexico
C) Brazil
D) Germany

Question 21

John Rolfe was sent to _______to develop a tobacco industry.

A) New York
B) North Carolina
C) Virginia
D) Georgia

Question 22

The original use of coffee can be traced back to England.

Question 23

Humans were believed to have first sampled tobacco around

A) 400-500 B.C.
B) 100-400 A.D.
C) 600-900 A.D.
D) 1000-1200 A.D.

Question 24

A _______________ veteran established the first British cigarette factory.

A) Crimean War
B) Revolutionary War
C) WWI
D) WWII

Question 25

Marijuana use dates back to no earlier than the 1500s.

Question 26

Which of the following drugs is also called "God's flesh?"

A) LSD
B) Jamestown weed
C) tobacco
D) psilocybin

Question 27

One of the trade names for meprobamate is

A) Valium
B) Xanax
C) Librium
D) Miltown

Question 28

The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest by farmers refusing to pay tax on whiskey.

Question 29

Peyote contains

A) LSD
B) ergot
C) psilocybin
D) mescaline

Question 30

Which of the following are sedative-hypnotic drugs?

A) Barbiturates
B) Minor tranquilizers
C) Inhalants
D) All of the above

Question 31

Use of ether dates back to the late

A) 1500s
B) 1600s
C) 1700s
D) 1800s

Question 32

Mixing drugs is an example of drug misuse.

Question 33

The temperance movement started in the early 1900s.

Question 34

Jamestown weed is also known as locoweed.

Question 35

Ether was originally developed for recreational use.

Question 36

The hashishiyya were a group of men who under the influence of hashish would kill people

Question 37

LSD originated from a

A) root
B) fungus
C) leaf
D) dust

Question 38

Some speculate that girls and women condemned as witches in Salem, Massachusetts, were displaying symptoms similar to

A) tobacco intoxication
B) caffeinism
C) ergotism
D) barbiturate poisoning

Question 39

The early Egyptians revered wine and beer and attributed spiritual qualities to both.

Question 40

Identify and briefly describe what you see as two common historical themes regarding the different categories of drugs?

Question 41

Chloral hydrate is also known as "knockout drops."

Question 42

In the early 1900s, smoking tobacco was less popular than chewing and snuff use.

Question 43

The Opium Wars involved the United States and Turkey.

Question 44

Which drug or category of drugs has had the most impact on society? Why?

Question 45

What factors affect, or are inherent in, the 18-25-year-old age group that predisposes them to having the highest rates of drug abuse? Can anything be done to change this?

Question 46

After reading Chapter 1, it is clear that drugs have been, and continue to be, important to society in a variety of positive and negative ways.What are some of the positive effects of drugs on society? What are some of the negative effects of drugs on society? Can we really talk about drugs as being "good" or "bad?" Why or why not?

Question 47

"Penny universities" were liberal arts universities attended mostly by women in 1600s England.

Question 48

The first U.S.cigar factory was established in Connecticut.

Question 49

Coca leaves were an integral part of the Incan society.

Question 50

Define and give examples of drug use, misuse, and abuse.

Question 51

Substance abuse is very costly to society.The public health care costs related to substance abuse provided through Medicaid exceed $4 billion.What do you think the role of the individual, family, community, and government should be with respect to substance abuse?

Question 52

The invention of the hypodermic needle helped to decrease the potential of morphine addiction.

Question 53

The original formula for Coca-Cola contained cocaine.

Question 54

Mariana's coca wine contained cocaine.

Question 55

The temperance movement sought to reduce alcohol use, not eliminate it.

Question 56

Freud was an early proponent of the medical use of cocaine.