Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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Physical activity
offers older Americans all the following benefits EXCEPT:
a. | lower risk of cataracts | b. | greater ability to live
independently | c. | fewer symptoms of
depression | d. | reduced risk of falls and
fracturing bones | |
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During which stage of
Kubler-Ross' death responses does the person question why this is happening and have strong feelings
of resentment?
a. | bargaining | b. | anger | c. | depression | d. | denial | |
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All of the following
may play a role in near death experiences EXCEPT:
a. | religious
beliefs | b. | lack of
oxygen | c. | altered brain functioning | d. | changes in blood gases | |
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Stopping any
extraordinary efforts to sustain life is called:
a. | euthanasia | b. | autoscopy | c. | autonomy | d. | suicide | |
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Which of the following
is typically the third most expensive purchase of a lifetime?
a. | life insurance | b. | medical
equipment | c. | burial | d. | health insurance | |
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Grief produces changes
in all the following systems EXCEPT:
a. | central nervous
system | b. | skeletal system | c. | respiratory system | d. | immune
system | |
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All of the following
are strategies for dealing with road rage EXCEPT:
a. | reduce the stress in your
life | b. | drive faster to avoid other drivers | c. | be courteous to other drivers | d. | never retaliate | |
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All of the following
are common reasons given for not wearing a bike helmet EXCEPT:
a. | forgetting to put it on | b. | riding only a short
distance | c. | feeling the helmet was
uncomfortable | d. | helmets are too expensive to
purchase | |
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All of the following
industries have the highest fatality rates EXCEPT:
a. | agriculture | b. | health
care | c. | mining | d. | forestry | |
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Which of the following
is the least reported crime?
a. | family
violence | b. | arson | c. | campus crimes | d. | alcohol related
crimes | |
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Agents that can cross
the placenta of a pregnant woman and cause birth defects are called:
a. | mutations | b. | mutagens | c. | teratations | d. | teratogens | |
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All of the following
are fossil fuels EXCEPT:
a. | wood | b. | coal | c. | oil | d. | natural gas | |
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All of the following
are common sources of smog EXCEPT:
a. | electric utility
plants | b. | wood-burning stoves | c. | motor vehicles | d. | methane from
agriculture | |
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Which of the following
pollutants is most likely to cause damage to buildings and monuments?
a. | smog | b. | ozone
depletion | c. | radon
gas | d. | acid rain | |
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All of the following
are effective strategies for protecting your ears EXCEPT:
a. | avoid alcohol in noisy environments | b. | take aspirin to treat damage to ears | c. | soundproof your home using carpets and draperies | d. | use foam or soft plastic earplugs | |
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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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Acceptance is the most
difficult stage in our emotional responses to death.
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Heat cramps are caused
by hard work and heavy sweating in the heat.
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Frostnip is
painless.
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Traumatic brain injury
can lead to violent outbursts of explosive anger.
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20.
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Long term exposure to
lead can impair fertility and damage kidneys.
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