ServSafe Alcohol Practice Exam Questions and Answers
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1. Which of the following is true related to criminal and civil liability?
A. Criminal and civil liability are the same thing.
B. Both criminal and civil liability can result in a prison sentence.
C. Criminal liability applies to the employees of an establishment, while civil
liability applies only to the actual owners.
D. Criminal liability is being held responsible for committing a crime, while
civil liability is being responsible for payment of damages.: D. Criminal liability is
being held responsible for committing a crime, while civil liability is being responsible
for payment of damages.
2. Criminal violations of alcohol-related law may result in which of the follow-
ing?
A. Civil liability
B. Dram shop
C. Payment of damages
D. Prison sentence: C. Payment of damages
D. Prison sentence
3. Civil penalties may include which of the following?
A. Probation
B. Fines
C. Payment of damages
D. Jail time: C. Payment of damages. In a civil liability lawsuit, only payment of
,damages are rewarded. Fines and probation fall under the liquor authority. Jail time
would come into to play for a criminal liability case.
4. Which of the following is true about liquor laws?
A. Municipal liquor laws can be stricter than state liquor laws.
B. Obtaining a liquor license is the right of every operation.
C. Violation of liquor laws will not result in an establishment losing its liquor
license.
D. Only the local liquor authority has the responsibility for monitoring and
enforcing liquor laws: A. Municipal liquor laws can be stricter than state liquor laws.
D. Only the local liquor authority has the responsibility for monitoring and enforcing
liquor laws.
Local Liquor laws can only become stricter than the state liquor laws they will never
be more lenient.
5. What do dram shop laws allow a person injured by an intoxicated guest to
do?
A. Sue the business, but not the business owner.
B. Sue the business, but not the bartender who served the intoxicated guest.
, C. Sue the bartender who served the intoxicated guest, but not the business
owner.
D. Sue the bartender who served the intoxicated guest, the business, and
the business owner.: D. Sue the bartender who served the intoxicated guest, the
business, and the business owner.
Dram shop laws also set caps on how much money can be rewarded in civil liability
lawsuits.
6. What is the best thing to do when liquor authorities enter your establish-
ment?
A. Notify your manager.
B. Discreetly ask intoxicated guests to leave.
C. Discontinue all alcohol service until the authorities leave.
D. Find a coworker who will confirm to the authorities that you have not been
serving minors.: A. Notify your manager.
7. How old must a person be to purchase alcohol in all 50 states?
A. 18 years old
B. 19 years old
C. 20 years old
D. 21 years old: D. 21 years old
8. The liquor authority can issue a citation to the owner and employees of an
establishment for which violation?
A. Confiscating a guest's ID
B. Stopping service to a guest
C. Failing to check the ID of a guest who appears underage
D. Refusing alcohol service to a guest who was intoxicated upon arrival: C.
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1. Which of the following is true related to criminal and civil liability?
A. Criminal and civil liability are the same thing.
B. Both criminal and civil liability can result in a prison sentence.
C. Criminal liability applies to the employees of an establishment, while civil
liability applies only to the actual owners.
D. Criminal liability is being held responsible for committing a crime, while
civil liability is being responsible for payment of damages.: D. Criminal liability is
being held responsible for committing a crime, while civil liability is being responsible
for payment of damages.
2. Criminal violations of alcohol-related law may result in which of the follow-
ing?
A. Civil liability
B. Dram shop
C. Payment of damages
D. Prison sentence: C. Payment of damages
D. Prison sentence
3. Civil penalties may include which of the following?
A. Probation
B. Fines
C. Payment of damages
D. Jail time: C. Payment of damages. In a civil liability lawsuit, only payment of
,damages are rewarded. Fines and probation fall under the liquor authority. Jail time
would come into to play for a criminal liability case.
4. Which of the following is true about liquor laws?
A. Municipal liquor laws can be stricter than state liquor laws.
B. Obtaining a liquor license is the right of every operation.
C. Violation of liquor laws will not result in an establishment losing its liquor
license.
D. Only the local liquor authority has the responsibility for monitoring and
enforcing liquor laws: A. Municipal liquor laws can be stricter than state liquor laws.
D. Only the local liquor authority has the responsibility for monitoring and enforcing
liquor laws.
Local Liquor laws can only become stricter than the state liquor laws they will never
be more lenient.
5. What do dram shop laws allow a person injured by an intoxicated guest to
do?
A. Sue the business, but not the business owner.
B. Sue the business, but not the bartender who served the intoxicated guest.
, C. Sue the bartender who served the intoxicated guest, but not the business
owner.
D. Sue the bartender who served the intoxicated guest, the business, and
the business owner.: D. Sue the bartender who served the intoxicated guest, the
business, and the business owner.
Dram shop laws also set caps on how much money can be rewarded in civil liability
lawsuits.
6. What is the best thing to do when liquor authorities enter your establish-
ment?
A. Notify your manager.
B. Discreetly ask intoxicated guests to leave.
C. Discontinue all alcohol service until the authorities leave.
D. Find a coworker who will confirm to the authorities that you have not been
serving minors.: A. Notify your manager.
7. How old must a person be to purchase alcohol in all 50 states?
A. 18 years old
B. 19 years old
C. 20 years old
D. 21 years old: D. 21 years old
8. The liquor authority can issue a citation to the owner and employees of an
establishment for which violation?
A. Confiscating a guest's ID
B. Stopping service to a guest
C. Failing to check the ID of a guest who appears underage
D. Refusing alcohol service to a guest who was intoxicated upon arrival: C.
