ServSafe Alcohol Exam Questions and Answers
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1. State or municipal liquor authorities can issue citations for: serving alcohol
to a minor
2. What is a role of the liquor authority?: Issue liquor licenses
3. Which is a criminal violation related to the sale and service of alcohol: Serv-
ing alcohol to a minor
4. Which situation best describes dram shop liability?: A person sues the bar-
tender who served the intoxicated guest who injured him
5. Which is a possible consequence for violating the liquor code?: Misde-
meanor
6. Most of the alcohol a person drinks is absorbed into the bloodstream from
the: small intestine
7. The liver can break down alcohol at the rate of drinks per hour: 1
8. A guest has consumed three 12 ounce beers in an hour. How many drinks
have built up in the guests bloodstream?: 2
9. Assuming that the people involved weigh the same and have consumed the
same number of drinks, which is true?: A man drinking gin and tonic will have a
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,higher BAC than a man drinking vodka and cranberry juice
10. Which can be counted as one drink?: 1 ounce of 100 proof liquor
11. A vodka on the rocks containing 3 ounces of 80 proof vodka should be
counted as drinks?: 2
12. Which behavior is a sign that a guest is experiencing relaxed inhibitions?-
: becoming loud
13. Which behavior is a sign that a guest is experiencing impaired motor
coordination?: Swaying
14. What is the best type of food to help prevent intoxication?: fatty food
15. Which action can help prevent a guest from becoming intoxicated?: serving
one drink at a time
16. List the three alcohol-law violations that most states will hold you crimi-
nally liable for: -serving alcohol to a minor
-serving a guest who is or appears to be intoxicated
-possessing, selling, or allowing the sale of drugs on the premises
17. True/False:
You may be charged with a crime simply for serving a guest who appears to
be intoxicated: True
18. True/False:
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, It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman: False
19. True/False:
Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued in the event that an
intoxicated guest injures another individual: False
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1. State or municipal liquor authorities can issue citations for: serving alcohol
to a minor
2. What is a role of the liquor authority?: Issue liquor licenses
3. Which is a criminal violation related to the sale and service of alcohol: Serv-
ing alcohol to a minor
4. Which situation best describes dram shop liability?: A person sues the bar-
tender who served the intoxicated guest who injured him
5. Which is a possible consequence for violating the liquor code?: Misde-
meanor
6. Most of the alcohol a person drinks is absorbed into the bloodstream from
the: small intestine
7. The liver can break down alcohol at the rate of drinks per hour: 1
8. A guest has consumed three 12 ounce beers in an hour. How many drinks
have built up in the guests bloodstream?: 2
9. Assuming that the people involved weigh the same and have consumed the
same number of drinks, which is true?: A man drinking gin and tonic will have a
1/6
,higher BAC than a man drinking vodka and cranberry juice
10. Which can be counted as one drink?: 1 ounce of 100 proof liquor
11. A vodka on the rocks containing 3 ounces of 80 proof vodka should be
counted as drinks?: 2
12. Which behavior is a sign that a guest is experiencing relaxed inhibitions?-
: becoming loud
13. Which behavior is a sign that a guest is experiencing impaired motor
coordination?: Swaying
14. What is the best type of food to help prevent intoxication?: fatty food
15. Which action can help prevent a guest from becoming intoxicated?: serving
one drink at a time
16. List the three alcohol-law violations that most states will hold you crimi-
nally liable for: -serving alcohol to a minor
-serving a guest who is or appears to be intoxicated
-possessing, selling, or allowing the sale of drugs on the premises
17. True/False:
You may be charged with a crime simply for serving a guest who appears to
be intoxicated: True
18. True/False:
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, It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman: False
19. True/False:
Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued in the event that an
intoxicated guest injures another individual: False
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