1.	Why does the writer want us 'to take a deep breath' (line 6)?   --select-- He wants us to relax, pause and think. He thinks there is danger around the corner. He is afraid we'll drown. He believes it is safer to breathe deeply.
2.	Why aren't the majority of people worried about using stairs?  --select-- Stairs only one million accidents every year in the USA. You can't catch a disease from using stairs. Stairs are not dangerous. Most people are not afraid of familiar and everyday dangers.
3.	According to Bill Lease, what is the problem with statistics such as 'only three Canadians are killed by lightning every year'?  --select-- There are several million Canadians. We don't know which three. It's only useful information for Canadians. Bad lighting doesn't kill many people.
4.	Why were so many people frightened by SARS?  --select-- Many people died from the disease. Thirty-six people Canadians died from it. Television and newspapers made it a big story. It was very easy to catch.
5.	One third of home injuries happen --select-- because people change light bulbs. to people using a ladder. due to electrical faults. on the ground floor of a house.
6.	A 'knee-jerk reaction' (line 49) is --select-- what you feel or say about a situation from habit, without thinking about it. a common injury usually caused by falling off a ladder. what happens to people who catch a new and deadly disease. what you do when the person near you in the waiting room coughs.
7.	According to Donnelly, how can marketers get people to pay more money for a house?  --select-- They tell people cheap houses are dangerous. They make the people believe they'll live in a safe area. They tell people that neighborhood watch areas are not safe. Each expensive house has its own guard.
8.	What does Donnelly mean by 'creative use of statistics' (line 66)?  --select-- Using statistics to create false numbers and trick people. How marketers sell houses at higher prices. Creating statistics to blame smoking for millions of deaths. Using statistics to exaggerate the truth so people are misinformed.
9.	What 'is rarely mentioned' (line 76) and by who?  --select-- Television newscasts do not say how many people are killed by smoking. Television news does not often mention the deaths from car crashes. People do not talk about the dangers of farmed salmon. The number of people who die of heart disease is not mentioned in the news.
10.	What does Palos mean when he says 'look at the big picture' (line 79)?  --select-- Put the dangers of dying in the real context that people are living longer and longer. You should read the newspapers and watch the television news. You should watch more films about killer diseases, etc. You have to believe that the world is ending and things have never been so bad.