ServSafe Alcohol Exam Questions and Answers
1. T/F You may be charged with a crime simply for serving a
guest who appears to be intoxicated.: True
2. T/F It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman.: False
3. T/F Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued in
the event that an intoxicated guest injures another
individual.: False
4. T/F The state liquor authority can suspend an
establishment's liquor li- cense for allowing a minor to enter
the establishment with a fake ID.: True
5. T/F All guests must be 21 years old to purchase alcohol.:
True
6. What is the difference between Criminal Law and Civil
Law?: Criminal Law
- May face criminal charges if you break state, county, or
municipal alcohol laws. (Criminal court)
Civil Law - Can be sued to pay damages to an injured guest if you
contributed to the guest's injury or did nothing to prevent it. (Civil
court)
7. Dram Shop Laws: - Allow a third party to sue for injuries caused
by a guest who was drinking there.
- Allow third parties to sue business, employees, etc.
- Provide limits on money damages that can be awarded to third
parties.
8. What are the three types of damages awarded?: Actual
Damages
Compensatory Damages
Punitive Damages
9. How old do you need to be to purchase alcohol in all 50
states?: 21 years old
,10. Who is alcohol authority?: State or municipal agency that
enforces alcohol regulations and licensing laws.
- Often called ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
11. When are you allowed to serve alcohol?: 9AM - 2AM
12. How old do you have to be to serve alcohol?: 18 Years Old
13. State or municipal liquor authorities can issue citations
for a) drunk driving
b) serving a pregnant woman c) serving alcohol to a minor
d) fighting in the establishment: C
14. Which is a role of the liquor authority?
a) issue liquor licenses
, b) initiate law suits against drunk drivers
c) issue citations to minors for presenting fake IDs
d) initiate criminal charges against establishments who serve
minors: A
15. Which is a criminal violation related to the sale and
service of alcohol?
a) serving alcohol to a minor
b) failing to fill out an incident report
c) firing a server who over-served a guest
d) refusing to serve a guest who arrived intoxicated: A
16. Which situation best describes dram shop liability?
a) a manager is fined for allowing the sale of drugs on the
premises
b) a server is fined by the liquor authority for serving alcohol
to a minor
c) a bartender is given jail time for serving a guest who
appeared intoxicated d) a person sues the bartender who
served the intoxicated guest who injured him: D
17. Which is a possible consequence for violating the liquor
code?
a) jail time
b) probation
c) misdemeanor
d) liquor - license suspension: D
18. List three alcohol-law violations that most states will hold
you criminally liable for.: 1. Serving alcohol to a minor
2. Serving a guest who is or appears to be intoxicated
3. Possessing, selling, or allowing the sale of drugs on the
premises
19. T/F Drink for drink, a lean guest will have a higher BAC
than a guest with a large amount of body fat.: False
20. T/F A 12-ounce beer contains less alcohol than 1 1/2
ounces of 80-proof vodka.: False
21. T/F The liver can break down alcohol at the rate of two
drinks per hour.: -
1. T/F You may be charged with a crime simply for serving a
guest who appears to be intoxicated.: True
2. T/F It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman.: False
3. T/F Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued in
the event that an intoxicated guest injures another
individual.: False
4. T/F The state liquor authority can suspend an
establishment's liquor li- cense for allowing a minor to enter
the establishment with a fake ID.: True
5. T/F All guests must be 21 years old to purchase alcohol.:
True
6. What is the difference between Criminal Law and Civil
Law?: Criminal Law
- May face criminal charges if you break state, county, or
municipal alcohol laws. (Criminal court)
Civil Law - Can be sued to pay damages to an injured guest if you
contributed to the guest's injury or did nothing to prevent it. (Civil
court)
7. Dram Shop Laws: - Allow a third party to sue for injuries caused
by a guest who was drinking there.
- Allow third parties to sue business, employees, etc.
- Provide limits on money damages that can be awarded to third
parties.
8. What are the three types of damages awarded?: Actual
Damages
Compensatory Damages
Punitive Damages
9. How old do you need to be to purchase alcohol in all 50
states?: 21 years old
,10. Who is alcohol authority?: State or municipal agency that
enforces alcohol regulations and licensing laws.
- Often called ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
11. When are you allowed to serve alcohol?: 9AM - 2AM
12. How old do you have to be to serve alcohol?: 18 Years Old
13. State or municipal liquor authorities can issue citations
for a) drunk driving
b) serving a pregnant woman c) serving alcohol to a minor
d) fighting in the establishment: C
14. Which is a role of the liquor authority?
a) issue liquor licenses
, b) initiate law suits against drunk drivers
c) issue citations to minors for presenting fake IDs
d) initiate criminal charges against establishments who serve
minors: A
15. Which is a criminal violation related to the sale and
service of alcohol?
a) serving alcohol to a minor
b) failing to fill out an incident report
c) firing a server who over-served a guest
d) refusing to serve a guest who arrived intoxicated: A
16. Which situation best describes dram shop liability?
a) a manager is fined for allowing the sale of drugs on the
premises
b) a server is fined by the liquor authority for serving alcohol
to a minor
c) a bartender is given jail time for serving a guest who
appeared intoxicated d) a person sues the bartender who
served the intoxicated guest who injured him: D
17. Which is a possible consequence for violating the liquor
code?
a) jail time
b) probation
c) misdemeanor
d) liquor - license suspension: D
18. List three alcohol-law violations that most states will hold
you criminally liable for.: 1. Serving alcohol to a minor
2. Serving a guest who is or appears to be intoxicated
3. Possessing, selling, or allowing the sale of drugs on the
premises
19. T/F Drink for drink, a lean guest will have a higher BAC
than a guest with a large amount of body fat.: False
20. T/F A 12-ounce beer contains less alcohol than 1 1/2
ounces of 80-proof vodka.: False
21. T/F The liver can break down alcohol at the rate of two
drinks per hour.: -
