Deck 2: Drug Use: Yesterday and Today

Question 1

In order to calm a crying baby in the late 1800s,what drug was commonly recommended?

A)alcohol
B)opium
C)hashish oil
D)cocaine

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which substance did European explorers introduce to the Americas?

A)alcohol
B)mescaline
C)psilocybin
D)tobacco

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the text,how was opium being used by the 1800s?

A)to sedate soldiers captured during war
B)as an anesthetic used during surgical procedures and to set a broken bone
C)to relax bulls during castration
D)to enhance the probability of pregnancy for those experiencing fertility problems

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is the Ebers Papyrus?

A)The name of the ship that Marco Polo used during the opium wars.
B)The name of the Egyptian scroll that listed approximately 800 preparations for curing common ailments.
C)The ancient Chinese process used to harvest opium.
D)The name of the cannabis treaty established between the between Vikings and Ethiopians.

Question 5

If you were experiencing insomnia in the late 1800s,what substance might your doctor prescribe?

A)alcohol
B)hashish oil
C)cannabis
D)opium

Question 6

Which statement represents a historical trend in the use of psychoactive substances?

A)During the 1960s,LSD was used as an adjunct to psychotherapy.
B)During the 1970s,LSD was used as an adjunct to psychotherapy.
C)During the 1980s,"club drugs" gained in popularity.
D)During the 1990s,"club drugs" gained in popularity.

Question 7

In the early 1800s,what was a medical doctor's most reliable and effective medicine for a variety of conditions,especially pain relief?

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

Question 8

To which country was the coffee bean originally native?

A)Colombia
B)Peru
C)Bolivia
D)Ethiopia

Question 9

Which statement represents a historical trend in the use of psychoactive substances?

A)During the 1930s,marijuana was grown and harvested.
B)During the 1940s,North Americans became profoundly addicted to heroin.
C)During the 1950s,Dr.Timothy Leary expanded the use of LSD.
D)During the 1960s,amphetamines were used to assist soldiers in Vietnam.
Become profoundly addicted to a trend?osethe problemswing would ssubstances._______________________________________________

Question 10

Approximately at what point in history did a clear picture of the addictive properties of drugs begin to emerge?

A)early 1800s
B)late 1800s
C)early 1900s
D)mid 1900s

Question 11

If you lived in Asia Minor around 5000 BCE,which substance would you have taken to experience a "joyful feeling"??

A)cannibas sativa
B)hemp
C)the opium poppy
D)catnip

Question 12

Which statements represents a historical trend in the use of psychoactive substances?

A)During the 1960s,North Americans began to understand that there was a relationship between brain functioning and human behaviour.
B)During the 1970s,North Americans began to understand that there was a relationship between brain functioning and human behaviour.
C)During the 1980s,there was a dramatic increase in the amount of Percocet and Oxycontin use.
D)During the 1990s,there was a dramatic increase in the amount of Percocet and Oxycontin use.

Question 13

Which statement best describes the frame of mind in Europe toward drug availability or drug use prior to the beginning of the 20ᵗʰ century?

A)No effort was ever made to decrease or eliminate certain substances.
B)Extensive efforts were made to increase the availability of certain substances.
C) Occasional efforts were made to decrease or eliminate certain substances.
D) Extensive efforts were made which created few but very effective measures.

Question 14

Oriental drugs were introduced to Europe because of the Crusades and the expeditions of which historical figure?

A)Genghis Khan
B)Alexander the Great
C)Marco Polo
D)Ferdinand Magellan

Question 15

What does archaeological evidence suggest was used as early as 6400 BCE?

A)morphine
B)beer
C)grape wine
D)heroin

Question 16

If you lived during the Middle Ages,which substance would you have taken to increase energy during battles?

A)peyote seeds
B)mushrooms
C)lizard secretions
D)toad blood

Question 17

If you lived during medieval times,which substance would you have taken to create a flying sensation?

A)peyote seeds
B)turtle blood
C)lizard dung
D)toad secretions

Question 18

If you lived in ancient China,how would you have used cannabis sativa?

A)by smoking it in a pipe
B)as an herb in cooking
C)brewed as tea
D)in medical treatments

Question 19

In ancient times,in which context (other than religious)were various plants primarily used?

A)political
B)medicinal
C)social
D)trade

Question 20

Which drug was an ingredient in products such as Godfrey's Cordial,Swaim's Panacea,Ayer's Sarsaparilla,and Mrs.Wilson's Soothing Syrup?

A)cocaine
B)alcohol
C)opium
D)morphine

Question 21

Which slang expression referred to a saloon operating without a license during prohibition?

A)tea pad
B)speakeasy
C)after-hours club
D)whiskey bar

Question 22

In what year was the Narcotic Control Act passed?

A)1902
B)1952
C)1961
D)1968

Question 23

Which Canadian Deputy Minister promoted the enactment of the 1908 Opium Act?

A)Emily Murphy
B)Mackenzie King
C)Wilfrid Laurier
D)Gerald Le Dain

Question 24

What event led to the eventual passing of the Opium Act of 1908?

A)a fire in a downtown opium den which killed over a dozen "white" people
B)an explosion in an opium factory which destroyed the factory and many nearby businesses and homes
C)a major riot during a labour demonstration in 1907
D)an increase in drug-related murders

Question 25

What did efforts made in Canada and the United States to control the use of opium stem from?

A)The awareness of an available taxation source.
B)The response to an underground criminal society.
C)The alarming rates of drug addicted babies.
D)Public fear of the Chinese.

Question 26

Why did Chinese workers become targets of resentment in Canada in the late 1800s?

A)Their opium manufacturing skills created more rivalry with their British competitors.
B)The factories they built to produce opium became extremely profitable.
C)These immigrants would work for lower wages than their Canadian counterparts.
D)The communities they were building were inferior to their Canadian counterparts'.

Question 27

What was NOT a result of prohibition?

A)a shift in drinking habits from distilled spirits to beer
B)a takeover of alcohol distribution by organized crime
C)gambling and prostitution
D)sales of alcohol continued

Question 28

According to the textbook,what was the goal of Emily Murphy's 1922 publication?

A)It was written to outline how opium had an important role in Canadian industry and economics.
B)It was written to protect white women from immigrant men.
C)It was written to support the need to regulate not criminalize opium use.
D)It was written to outline how the Chinese should be successfully integrated into "white society."

Question 29

Which Canadian province was the first to experience an alcohol prohibition,in 1901?

A)Nova Scotia
B)Newfoundland
C)Ontario
D)Prince Edward Island

Question 30

Which list shows the correct order in which drug legislations in Canada were passed?

A)Opium Act;Opium and Narcotic Drug Act;Food and Drugs Act
B)Opium Act;Opium and Other Drugs Act;Food and Drugs Act
C)Opium and Narcotic Drug Act;Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;Food and Drugs Act
D)Opium Act;Food and Drugs Act;Opium and Narcotic Drug Act

Question 31

If you were living during the 1960s,which drug might have been most readily available and enjoyed?

A)LSD
B)marijuana
C)cocaine
D)amphetamines

Question 32

Which Canadian province did NOT experience the 1901 alcohol prohibition?

A)British Columbia
B)Quebec
C)Saskatchewan
D)Manitoba

Question 33

Which drug was used to heighten creativity?

A)cocaine
B)LSD
C)amphetamines
D)marijuana

Question 34

Which statement best describes the position Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier took regarding prohibition legislation?

A)He did not introduce a federal bill to forbid alcohol sale.
B)He initially did not introduce a federal bill;however,he would later enact federal legislation during WWI.
C)He lobbied the United States government to enact legislation that was similar to Canada's federal drug laws.
D)He lobbied at an international level to promote the countries of the world to enact prohibition laws.

Question 35

Which drug was used in the 1930s to treat depression?

A)barbiturates
B)amphetamines
C)tranquilizers
D)inhalants

Question 36

What was the name of Emily Murphy's 1922 publication?

A)The Black Hole
B)The Opium Candle Wick
C)The Black Candle
D)Shining a Light on The Opium Den

Question 37

According to your textbook,why did Chinese labourers immigrate to British Columbia in the early 1850s?

A)To develop the manufacturing and selling of opium.
B)To run the opium factories that had been established by the British colonies.
C)To work on the Canadian Pacific Railway .
D)To work in the expanding coal mine industry.

Question 38

Apart from writing a famous book in 1922,what other role of distinction did Emily Murphy hold in Canada?

A)first woman magistrate in Canada
B)first woman author
C)first woman to manage an opium factory
D)first woman lawyer

Question 39

What was the first piece of alcohol prohibition legislation enacted in Canada?

A)Canada Temperance Act
B)Canada Prohibition Act
C)The Drunkin Act
D)The Dunkin Act

Question 40

Which drug was the target of the first prohibitionist drug law in Canada?

A)alcohol
B)opium
C)heroin
D)marijuana

Question 41

Marijuana was used as an all-purpose medicine in the 1800s.

Question 42

Rodrigo de Jerez,a colleague of Columbus,was the first European thought to smoke tobacco,and would later be jailed in Spain because the authorities felt the devil had overtaken him.

Question 43

Which of the following indicates the year and name of the legislation that repealed the probation laws in the United States?

A)1928;18th Amendment
B)1930;19th Amendment
C)1933;21st Amendment
D)1940;22nd Amendment

Question 44

In response to the temperance movement in the United States,what action did the United States Congress take?

A)They passed the 18th Amendment to their Constitution,which prohibited the production,sale,transportation,and importing of alcohol in any part of the United States.
B)They passed the 18th Amendment to their Constitution,which only prohibited the sale and importation of alcohol.The production and exportation of alcohol continued to be legal.
C)They passed the 21st Amendment to their Constitution,which prohibited the production,sale,transportation,and importing of alcohol in any part of the United States
D)They passed the 21st Amendment to their Constitution which only prohibited the sale and importation of alcohol.The production and exportation of alcohol continued to be legal.

Question 45

Which country passed prohibition legislation from 1919-1932,and called it kieltolaki?

A)Russia
B)Iceland
C)Finland
D)Sweden

Question 46

The temperance movement reached its height in Canada in the 1940s.

Question 47

Shamanism is still practised today in many cultures around the world where the use of hallucinogenic-producing plants grow.

Question 48

The more restrictive a drug law is,the more effective it is likely to be in the long run.

Question 49

You were at a bar on the weekend when the police raided it due to a large number of underage drinkers.During the process,a bag of marijuana you had containing 10 rolled joints dropped from your pocket and you were charged.What is the maximum penalty you could face if convicted?

A)7 years
B)5 years
C)3 years
D)18 months

Question 50

In 2000,what was Prairie Plant Systems Inc.awarded a contract for?

A)cultivating and producing marijuana
B)producing OxyContin for Canada's pharmaceutical network
C)performing drug analysis for the RCMP narcotics division
D)producing the pharmaceutical products for Canada's Drug Research laboratories

Question 51

You just heard that Jason in your biology class was arrested for having heroin in his apartment.What is the maximum penalty he could face if convicted?

A)10 years
B)7 years
C)5 years
D)3 years

Question 52

What is the term for an offence which is considered minor in the Criminal Code of Canada?

A)indictable offence
B)summary conviction
C)misdemeanour conviction
D)discretionary offence

Question 53

The "noble experiment" was a term used to describe a drug addiction in the late 1800s.

Question 54

The trees that produced the caffeine-containing coffee bean were native to Ethiopia.

Question 55

Which statement most accurately describes the outcome of the Le Dain Commission?

A)Recommendations were made for more serious legal consequences for possession of drugs.
B)Recommendations encouraged the gradual increase of criminalization against drug users.
C)It was discovered that hundreds of thousands of Canadian illicit drug convictions were mostly targeted at youths.
D)The recommendations led to significant changes to Canada's drug policies.

Question 56

Prior to the 20th century,drug use was heavily restricted.

Question 57

The last province in Canada to give up its prohibition legislation in 1948 was Nova Scotia.

Question 58

Which country passed legislation that prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages except in restaurants?

A)Russia
B)Iceland
C)Finland
D)Sweden

Question 59

What is NOT detailed in CDSA drug schedules?

A)the types of controlled drugs
B)the substances
C)the criminal offence
D)type of treatment

Question 60

Heroin has always been used primarily by lower socioeconomic groups.

Question 61

Who was Emily Murphy,and what was her role in the enactment of drug legislation in Canada?

Question 62

The term "club drug" was first introduced when various gang related drug wars began to surface in Canada's large urban cities,particularly Toronto,Montreal,and Vancouver.

Question 63

The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act prohibits the importation,exportation,production,sale,provision,and possession of a wide variety of controlled drugs and substances.

Question 64

The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act replaced the Narcotic Control Act of 1961.

Question 65

An offence which is considered minor in the Criminal Code of Canada is called a summary conviction.

Question 66

Provide a brief description of the events that led to the enactment of The Opium Act of 1908.

Question 67

All "club drugs" can be described as hallucinogens.

Question 68

Describe the meaning of the term "club drug." When and why did this term evolve in Canadian society?

Question 69

The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act was first enacted in 2002.

Question 70

The Le Dain Commission conducted research during the late 1930s and early 1940s regarding attitudes towards drug use as a social problem.

Question 71

Describe the temperance movement,and the outcome of alcohol prohibition legislation.

Question 72

In 2001,Health Canada implemented the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations,which described the process for access to marijuana for medical purposes.

Question 73

In the 1990s the United States began to wage its most aggressive war on drugs under the leadership of President Clinton.

Question 74

Prohibition ended in the United States with the enactment of the 19th Amendment,which repealed the 18th Amendment.

Question 75

Describe the historical use of the peyote cactus in the 1800s.