Chapter 13
Opioids
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 296) Papaver somniferum is the scientific name for
A. methadone.
B. the willow tree.
C. the opium poppy.
D. a research group studying sleep disorders.
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2. (p. 297) The earliest recorded use of opium as a medicine was probably by
A. the British, around 1600 AD.
B. Portuguese explorers, around 1400 AD.
C. Egyptians, around 1500 BC.
D. Romans, around 600 AD.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
3. (p. 298-299) The 16th century European physician Paracelsus, and later Dr. Thomas Sydenham
promoted the use of
A. heroin.
B. laudanum.
C. opium smoking.
D. pure codeine.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
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, 4. (p. 299) One thing that apparently contributed to the spread of opium smoking in China was
A. a 1644 edict from the emperor forbidding tobacco smoking.
B. religious opposition to the use of alcohol.
C. widespread planting of opium poppies in China.
D. miners and railroad workers returning from America brought the habit with them.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
5. (p. 300) The Opium War of 1839-1842 resulted, among other things, in
A. the Chinese being allowed to continue to ship opium to India.
B. American ships being prevented from trading with China for many years.
C. the destruction of all poppy fields in Turkey.
D. the island of Hong Kong becoming a British possession.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
6. (p. 300-301) The two major active chemicals in opium are
A. morphine and codeine.
B. heroin and cocaine.
C. paregoric and laudanum.
D. meperidine and oxycodone.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
7. (p. 301) In 1898, Bayer laboratories marketed diacetylmorphine tablets under the brand name
A. Darvon.
B. Sublimaze.
C. Demerol.
D. Heroin.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
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Opioids
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 296) Papaver somniferum is the scientific name for
A. methadone.
B. the willow tree.
C. the opium poppy.
D. a research group studying sleep disorders.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
2. (p. 297) The earliest recorded use of opium as a medicine was probably by
A. the British, around 1600 AD.
B. Portuguese explorers, around 1400 AD.
C. Egyptians, around 1500 BC.
D. Romans, around 600 AD.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
3. (p. 298-299) The 16th century European physician Paracelsus, and later Dr. Thomas Sydenham
promoted the use of
A. heroin.
B. laudanum.
C. opium smoking.
D. pure codeine.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
TestBankWorld.org
, 4. (p. 299) One thing that apparently contributed to the spread of opium smoking in China was
A. a 1644 edict from the emperor forbidding tobacco smoking.
B. religious opposition to the use of alcohol.
C. widespread planting of opium poppies in China.
D. miners and railroad workers returning from America brought the habit with them.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
5. (p. 300) The Opium War of 1839-1842 resulted, among other things, in
A. the Chinese being allowed to continue to ship opium to India.
B. American ships being prevented from trading with China for many years.
C. the destruction of all poppy fields in Turkey.
D. the island of Hong Kong becoming a British possession.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
6. (p. 300-301) The two major active chemicals in opium are
A. morphine and codeine.
B. heroin and cocaine.
C. paregoric and laudanum.
D. meperidine and oxycodone.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
7. (p. 301) In 1898, Bayer laboratories marketed diacetylmorphine tablets under the brand name
A. Darvon.
B. Sublimaze.
C. Demerol.
D. Heroin.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
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