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Comprehension Quiz for “Eating Chili Peppers”

Read “Eating Chili Peppers” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. What is MacClancy’s main point about chili peppers?

Eating too many can give you stomach cancer.

Eating chili peppers can be enjoyable and even thrilling.

Eating chili peppers is good for your health.

Eating chili peppers is masochistic.

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2. What drug does MacClancy compare chili peppers to?

amphetamines

marijuana

caffeine

aspirin

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3. What health benefits does the article list in association with chilies?

They are said to help you stay awake.

They are said to improve your breath.

They are said to clear up acne.

Chilies are said to relieve hay fever, sinusitis, gastritis, and sore muscles.

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4. According to MacClancy, why do people eat chilies?

because most Mexican food is made with them

because they want the health benefits

because they like the taste sensation

because they don’t know they are bad for you

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5. What kind of contests involving chilies do some people in Mexico engage in?

contests to see who can come up with the best recipes for chilies

contests to see who can grow the hottest chilies

contests to see if men can eat hotter chilies than women

contests to see who can eat the most chilies at one time

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