The Sleep Secret

The following quiz will help you to assess your knowledge about fatigue and driving.

For items 1-4, choose the letter of the one answer that most nearly describes your belief or opinion. For items 5 through 10 choose true or false.

(Answers Below Quiz, No Peaking!)

1. To be fully alert and operate safely during working hours, most people need to sleep about:
a) 9 hours or more per 24-hour day.
b.) 7 to 8 hours per 24-hour day.
c.) 5 to 6 hours per 24-hour day.
d.) Less than 5 hours per 24-hour day

2. When a person hasn’t had enough sleep, the unfavorable effects on performance can be fully overcome by:
a.) Walking around and getting some fresh air.
b.) Taking a short (less than 1.5 hr) nap.
c.) Getting adequate sleep.
d.) Using coffee or other stimulants.

3. Sleep apnea is a disorder in which a person:
a.) Has muscle twitches in his sleep.
b ) Cannot fall asleep.
c.) Stops breathing when asleep and awakens frequently.
d.) Wakes up and can’t go back to sleep.

4. For health and safety reasons, it is best to schedule driving hours so that sleep time can be:
a.) In one long period of 7 to 8 hours.
b.) Divided up into 3 to 4 hour blocks.
c.) Taken when you are absolutely too tired to drive any longer.
d.) As short as you can get away with.

5. If a driver gets only three or four hours of sleep on some work nights, it’s not a problem because he or she can make up the sleep on the weekend or days off.
a.) True
b.) False

6. Sleep apnea can be successfully treated medically.
a.) True
b.) False

7. The melatonin sold commercially as a sleep aid has not been proven safe or effective.
a.) True
b.) False

8. Because of bodily circadian rhythms, we feel more fatigued and our driving performance is not as sharp from 2 to 5 p.m. and is especially affected from 2 to 6 a.m.
a.) True
b.) False

9. There are five recognized types of sleep disorders.
a.) True
b.) False

10. Most people should take naps.
a.) True
b.) False

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Answers here
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. False

So, how did you do? I hope you enjoyed this quick quiz, and I also hope you are not driving when you are fatigued.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood
Sleep Secret Audio