Drugs, Society and Behavior Mini Tests 5–9 (2026 Updated) – Practice Questions,
Answers & Review Pack
Which is the major reason that popular opinion turned against cocaine in the early 20th
century? - correct answer ✔✔Racist propaganda about its use by black men
Which of the following is true of cocaine? - correct answer ✔✔Increases the amount of
dopamine in the synapse
Which is true about the brains of chronic cocaine users? - correct answer ✔✔Show a loss of
tissue in the prefrontal cortex
In the 1930s, which condition was amphetamine marketed to treat? - correct answer
✔✔Depression
Which is true about tolerance and cocaine? - correct answer ✔✔Chronic users of cocaine are
more susceptible to convulsions and elevated body temperature
True or False: The United States is one of the world's largest consumers of cocaine. - correct
answer ✔✔True
True or False: Crack cocaine is more lipid soluble than powder cocaine. - correct answer
✔✔True
True or False: A user can only become addicted to cocaine if it is smoked, not if it is snorted. -
correct answer ✔✔False
True or False: Amphetamines are currently more popular in the United States than cocaine is. -
correct answer ✔✔True
, True or False: Repeated use of amphetamine over days or weeks can lead to a psychotic state
that resembles schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following is true about the history of LSD? - correct answer ✔✔LSD was invented
by Timothy Leary
Which is true about LSD? - correct answer ✔✔It mostly works by affecting serotonin
Which is true about MDMA? - correct answer ✔✔Slang terms include ecstasy and molly
Which of the following is not a psychedelic hallucinogen? MDMA, Psilocybin, Salvia, Peyote -
correct answer ✔✔Salvia
Which of the following is true of PCP? - correct answer ✔✔Effects depend on dose,
environment, and characteristics of the user
Psilocybin is the major psychoactive ingredient in peyote - correct answer ✔✔False
True or False: All hallucinogenic drugs are schedule I - correct answer ✔✔False
True or False: Ketamine was used as a surgical anesthetic on the battlefields in Vietnam - correct
answer ✔✔True
True or False: MDMA increases levels of oxytocin - correct answer ✔✔True
True or false: LSD is a schedule I drug - correct answer ✔✔True
Answers & Review Pack
Which is the major reason that popular opinion turned against cocaine in the early 20th
century? - correct answer ✔✔Racist propaganda about its use by black men
Which of the following is true of cocaine? - correct answer ✔✔Increases the amount of
dopamine in the synapse
Which is true about the brains of chronic cocaine users? - correct answer ✔✔Show a loss of
tissue in the prefrontal cortex
In the 1930s, which condition was amphetamine marketed to treat? - correct answer
✔✔Depression
Which is true about tolerance and cocaine? - correct answer ✔✔Chronic users of cocaine are
more susceptible to convulsions and elevated body temperature
True or False: The United States is one of the world's largest consumers of cocaine. - correct
answer ✔✔True
True or False: Crack cocaine is more lipid soluble than powder cocaine. - correct answer
✔✔True
True or False: A user can only become addicted to cocaine if it is smoked, not if it is snorted. -
correct answer ✔✔False
True or False: Amphetamines are currently more popular in the United States than cocaine is. -
correct answer ✔✔True
, True or False: Repeated use of amphetamine over days or weeks can lead to a psychotic state
that resembles schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following is true about the history of LSD? - correct answer ✔✔LSD was invented
by Timothy Leary
Which is true about LSD? - correct answer ✔✔It mostly works by affecting serotonin
Which is true about MDMA? - correct answer ✔✔Slang terms include ecstasy and molly
Which of the following is not a psychedelic hallucinogen? MDMA, Psilocybin, Salvia, Peyote -
correct answer ✔✔Salvia
Which of the following is true of PCP? - correct answer ✔✔Effects depend on dose,
environment, and characteristics of the user
Psilocybin is the major psychoactive ingredient in peyote - correct answer ✔✔False
True or False: All hallucinogenic drugs are schedule I - correct answer ✔✔False
True or False: Ketamine was used as a surgical anesthetic on the battlefields in Vietnam - correct
answer ✔✔True
True or False: MDMA increases levels of oxytocin - correct answer ✔✔True
True or false: LSD is a schedule I drug - correct answer ✔✔True
