1. Excessive drinking of alcohol can cause many types of disease. (5 points)
true
false

2. Children of parents with heart disease are more likely to develop it themselves. (5 points)
true
false

3. Alcohol can contribute to (5 points)
A. cancer.
B. irregular heartbeats.
C. obesity.
D. suicide.
E. all of the above

4. Which of the following is considered a "good" cholesterol? (5 points)
LDL
HDL
triglycerides

5. Exercise can help control blood cholesterol, diabetes, and obesity, as well as help lower blood pressure in some people. (5 points)
true
false

6. Smokers' risk of heart attack is _______ times the risk of nonsmokers. (5 points)
two to four
four to six
six to eight
eight to ten

7. Secondhand smoke from other smokers increases your risk of heart disease. (5 points)
true
false

8. Which of the following risk factors is uncontrollable? (5 points)
A. smoking
B. obesity
C. high blood cholesterol
D. race
E. none of these

9. Which of the following risk factors is controllable? (5 points)
A.stress
B. alcohol intake
C. diabetes mellitus
D. high blood cholesterol
E. all of these

10. People under stress may overeat, start smoking, or smoke and drink more than they otherwise would. (5 points)
true
false

11. Mary has been running three days a week, lifting weights twice a week, and swimming laps once a week at her local health club for the past five years. Mary is now pregnant and her doctor has advised her to ease up on existing exercise and reduce the impact of exercise during pregnancy. To allow for her new lifestyle, Mary should make the following changes in her wellness plan.


A Cease all exercising while she is pregnant.
B Continue on the same plan.
C Keep swimming, but try walking instead of running, and do water aerobics instead
of weight lifting.
D Switch to yoga and Lamaze classes as her forms of exercise.