Allen Carr's Easy Way Quiz 1

1. Which of these feelings does Allen Carr want you to start out your smoke-free life with?

Elation

Doom

Misery

Depression

pg. 5 - "The aim of this book is to get you into the frame of mind whereby instead of starting out on your smoke-free life with a feeling of doom, gloom, misery and depression, you start right away with a feeling of elation, as if you have been cured of a terrible, life-threatening disease."

Explanation

pg. 5 - "The aim of this book is to get you into the frame of mind whereby instead of starting out on your smoke-free life with a feeling of doom, gloom, misery and depression, you start right away with a feeling of elation, as if you have been cured of a terrible, life-threatening disease."

2. Cigarettes do not improve meals. They destroy you sense of smell and taste.

True

False

pg. 64

Explanation

pg. 64

3. If you quit, what are you giving up?

Absolutely Nothing

Health

Money

Time

See chapter 14

Explanation

See chapter 14

4. Nicotine, a colorless, oily compound, is the drug contained in tobacco that addicts the smoker.

True

False

pg. 23

Explanation

pg. 23

5. Cigarettes don't relieve stress; they create it.

True

False

pg. 51

Explanation

pg. 51

6. What is a combination cigarette?

Smoking more than one cigarette at a time

A specific brand of cigarettes

Where two or more of the primary triggers for smoking are present at the same time

Where none of the primary triggers for smoking are present

pg. 60

Explanation

pg. 60

7. According to Allen Carr, smoking is not a habit: it is a nicotine addiction!

True

False

pg. 16

Explanation

pg. 16

8. Cigarettes aid in concentration.

True

False

pg. 54

Explanation

pg. 54

9. By what age have 90% of smokers started smoking?

18

20

24

29

pg. 39

Explanation

pg. 39

10. The actual pangs of withdrawal from nicotine are very slight.

True

False

pg. 24

Explanation

pg. 24

11. You don't get addicted to nicotine because you fell into the habit of smoking. It's the other way around.

True

False

pg. 44 - "You had to get into the habit of smoking to serve your addiction."

Explanation

pg. 44 - "You had to get into the habit of smoking to serve your addiction."

12. If the nicotine content of just one cigarette were injected directly into your bloodstream, it would kill you.

True

False

pg. 31

Explanation

pg. 31

13. In 2003, glue sniffing, heroin use and marijuana use caused around 3,000 deaths in the U.S. About how many did tobacco use cause?

3,000

450,000

50,000

1,000,000

pg. 41

Explanation

pg. 41

14. Smokers' lives are more stressful than nonsmokers?

True

False

pg. 19 - "Smokers' lives are significantly more stressful than non-smokers'. This is because tobacco does not relax you or relive stress, as the brainwashing would have you believe. Just the revers: smoking actually causes you to become more nervous, stressed and far less relaxed than non-smokers"

Explanation

pg. 19 - "Smokers' lives are significantly more stressful than non-smokers'. This is because tobacco does not relax you or relive stress, as the brainwashing would have you believe. Just the revers: smoking actually causes you to become more nervous, stressed and far less relaxed than non-smokers"

15. Eating and smoking appear to be similar, but Allen Carr considers them opposite. Why?

Eating doesn't create hunger, it genuinely relieves it. Cigarettes don't satisfy the "hunger" to smoke, they create and perpetuate it.

All of the above.

pg. 29

Explanation

pg. 29

16. The reason smokers continue to smoke is:

Nicotine Addiction

For fun

Brainwashing

Nicotine Addiction and Brainwashing

pg. 22 - "The actual reason why smokers continue to smoke is a subtle combination of the factors I will elaborate on in the next two chapters. They are: Nicotine Addiction and Brainwashing"

Explanation

pg. 22 - "The actual reason why smokers continue to smoke is a subtle combination of the factors I will elaborate on in the next two chapters. They are: Nicotine Addiction and Brainwashing"

17. The average pack-a-day smoker has to earn how much in their lifetime to finance their addiction?

$100,000

$250,000

$300,000

$175,000

pg. 12

Explanation

pg. 12

18. How does the EASYWAY work?

Removes the desire to smoke

Teaches smokers why they shouldn't smoke

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Magic

pg. xvi - "Smokers do not smoke for the reasons that they shouldn't smoke. In order to quite it is necessary to remove the reason they do smoke. EASYWAY addresses those problems. It removes the desire to smoke."

Explanation

pg. xvi - "Smokers do not smoke for the reasons that they shouldn't smoke. In order to quite it is necessary to remove the reason they do smoke. EASYWAY addresses those problems. It removes the desire to smoke."

19. Which of the following is a true statement about nicotine?

Nicotine is a chemical stimulant.

Nicotine is a chemical depressant.

Nicotine is not addictive.

Nicotine is healthy.

pg. 57 - "Most smokers think that a cigarette helps to relax them. The truth is that nicotine is a chemical stimulant (a poor and inefficient one, but a stimulant nevertheless)."

Explanation

pg. 57 - "Most smokers think that a cigarette helps to relax them. The truth is that nicotine is a chemical stimulant (a poor and inefficient one, but a stimulant nevertheless)."

20. Smoking tends to occur in certain situations. Which of the following is NOT one of the "big four" smoking occasions?

Boredom

Concentration

Hunger

Stress

Relaxation

pg. 30 - "The real reason every smoker keeps smoking is to feed that 'little monster' he has created. The monster tends to need feeding in certain situations and we come to associate these occasions (or a combination of them) with smoking. The 'big four' smoking occasions are: Boredom & Concentration, Stress & Relaxation"

Explanation

pg. 30 - "The real reason every smoker keeps smoking is to feed that 'little monster' he has created. The monster tends to need feeding in certain situations and we come to associate these occasions (or a combination of them) with smoking. The 'big four' smoking occasions are: Boredom & Concentration, Stress & Relaxation"

21. How does smoking create the illusion of relieving stress?

It gives you a distraction

It relaxes you

It relieves the stress caused by nicotine withdrawal, but the real stress still exists

None of the above

pg. 49-50

Explanation

pg. 49-50

22. Smokers only suffer from withdrawal when they try to quit.

True

False

pg. 34 - "Smokers have the illusion that they only suffer from withdrawal when they try to quit. In fact, smokers suffer withdrawal their entire smoking lives. it's what makes them reach for their next cigarette. It's just that this withdrawal is so slight that we don't realize we're experiencing it."

Explanation

pg. 34 - "Smokers have the illusion that they only suffer from withdrawal when they try to quit. In fact, smokers suffer withdrawal their entire smoking lives. it's what makes them reach for their next cigarette. It's just that this withdrawal is so slight that we don't realize we're experiencing it."

23. How many years did Allen Carr smoke?

12

26

17

33

pg. 1

Explanation

pg. 1

24. How many hours after putting out a cigarette does it take for the body to become 97% nicotine-free?

8 hours

12 hours

24 hours

48 hours

pg. 33 - "Although it is a highly addictive drug because of the speed with which it hooks you, ironically, you are never badly hooked on the drug itself. Because it is so fast-acting it also leaves the body very quickly. Eight hours after putting out a cigarette, you are 97% nicotine-free. After just three days of not smoking, you are 100% nicotine-free."

Explanation

pg. 33 - "Although it is a highly addictive drug because of the speed with which it hooks you, ironically, you are never badly hooked on the drug itself. Because it is so fast-acting it also leaves the body very quickly. Eight hours after putting out a cigarette, you are 97% nicotine-free. After just three days of not smoking, you are 100% nicotine-free."

25. What are the two reasons for failure using Allen Carr's method? (Check 2)

Failure to carry out instructions

Addiction

You don't want to quit

Failure to understand

pg. 3

Explanation

pg. 3

Submit

26. Which of the following are reasons why anti-smoking campaigns fail to effectively reverse the brainwashing from promoting cigarettes and smoking? Check all that apply

They tend to feature sick, older smokers who youngsters don't identify with.

Smoking is actually cool.

The campaigns come too late, after teens have already become smokers. As with every addiction, prevention is better than cure.

There are no anti-smoking campaigns.

pg. 40

Explanation

pg. 40

Submit

27. According to Allen Carr, what are the greatest psychological gains from stopping smoking? (Check all that apply):

The return of your confidence and courage

Freedom from the slavery of drug addiction

Not having to go through life knowing you are being despised

pg. 65

Explanation

pg. 65

Submit

28. Every cigarette takes five minutes off you life.

True

False

pg. 35 - "... the body bounces back quickly once you quit, provided you haven't already contracted an irreversible smoking- related condition. The recovery starts immediately after you put our your final cigarette. Within just twenty minutes your heart rate returns to normal and after twenty-hour hours, the likelihood of a heart attack is reduced by half."

Explanation

pg. 35 - "... the body bounces back quickly once you quit, provided you haven't already contracted an irreversible smoking- related condition. The recovery starts immediately after you put our your final cigarette. Within just twenty minutes your heart rate returns to normal and after twenty-hour hours, the likelihood of a heart attack is reduced by half."

29. Which of the following are reasons for why "normal" methods of quitting fail 95% of the time? (Check all that apply):

Focusing on the disadvantages of smoking when smokers already know that

Things we use to motivate us to quit can actually make us want to smoke

People don't have enough willpower

Perpetuates the myth that the smoker is sacrificing something

Smoking is fun

pg. 7-8

Explanation

pg. 7-8

Submit

30. Which of the following does Allen Carr suggest keeps us smoking?

Enjoyment

Stress

Fear

All of the above

pg. xix-xx - "The truth is that the only thing that keeps us smoking, the only thing that prevents us from breaking free is FEAR! We fear that as non-smokers, we will have to struggle through the rest of our lives..."

Explanation

pg. xix-xx - "The truth is that the only thing that keeps us smoking, the only thing that prevents us from breaking free is FEAR! We fear that as non-smokers, we will have to struggle through the rest of our lives..."