Medically Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on January 19, 2022
Question 1/13

How many times a day is your body programmed to feel sleepy?

  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
Question 2/13

Which group needs up to 13 hours of sleep per night?

  • Preschoolers
  • School-aged children
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
Question 3/13

Adults need less sleep as they grow older.

  • True
  • False
Question 4/13

About half your sleeping hours are spent dreaming.

  • True
  • False
Question 5/13

Which of the following is the most common cause of nightmares?

  • Eating before going to bed
  • Excessive alcohol consumption
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Illness with a fever
Question 6/13

Sleepwalking may include other complex activities, such as:

  • Driving a car
  • Moving furniture
  • Eating
  • All of the above
Question 7/13

Driving while drowsy is similar to driving while intoxicated.

  • True
  • False
Question 8/13

If you fall a few hours behind in the amount of sleep your body needs, you can never make it up.

  • True
  • False
Question 9/13

Which of the following can result from not getting enough sleep?

  • Diarrhea
  • Blurred vision
  • Low-grade fever
  • All of the above
Question 10/13

Not getting enough sleep can lead to weight gain.

  • True
  • False
Question 11/13

Sleep disorders and chronic sleep loss have been linked to which of the following?

  • Heart disease
  • Stroke
  • High blood pressure
  • All of the above
Question 12/13

Insomnia is considered chronic when a person has difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep at least two nights a week for a month or longer.

  • True
  • False
Question 13/13

Sleep apnea is characterized by pauses in breathing while you sleep. These pauses can occur how many times per hour?

  • Up to 5 times
  • Up to 10 times
  • Up to 20 times
  • 30 times or more