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1. Candida albicans is normally:
a. a retrovirus.
b. a benign inhabitant of mucous membranes.
c. an opportunistic prion.
d. gram-positive bacteria.

2. What percent of septicemia cases in neutropenic cancer patients may originate from oral infection?
a.   3% to 12%
b. 13% to 24%
c. 25% to 54%
d. 55% to 79%

3. The most common oral complications related to cancer therapies include:
a. mucositis.
b. bacterial, viral, and/or fungal infections.
c. salivary gland dysfunction.
d. all of the above

4. What is defined as bone death secondary to radiotherapy?
a. dysgeusia
b. dysphagia
c. osteonecrosis of the jaws (OJN)
d. osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaw

5. If teeth have periapical radiolucencies and have been asymptomatic for how long, they do not need to be managed before chemotherapy?
a. the previous 14 days
b. the previous 90 days
c. the previous 1 year
d. periapical radiolucencies must be treated

6. The overall effect of the use of mechanical procedures is the:
a. change in bacterial flora.
b. reversal of control of inflammation.
c. removal of supragingival calculus.
d. removal of subgingival calculus.

7. Rampant caries increase secondary to a number of factors including:
a. shifts to cariogenic flora.
b. reduced concentration of salivary antimicrobial proteins.
c. loss of salivary mineralizing components.
d. all of the above

8. Trismus tends to develop:
a. slowly.
b. with class II malocclusions.
c. with class III malocclusions.
d. in patients with cross bites.

9. Most of the pretreatment as well as treatment protocols aimed at preventing or ameliorating oral complications of cancer therapy require:
a. minimal radiation to the jaw.
b. limited chemotherapy.
c. patient adherence to prescribed oral hygiene procedures.
d. hormone and vitamin supplements.

10. What approach to patient treatment is the most comprehensive and effective way to make a significant difference in a patient’s cancer therapy experiences?
a. dental procedures before all radiation therapy
b. full mouth extractions before cancer therapy
c. interdisciplinary approach
d. liquid nutrition and diet protocol