ILLINOIS BASSET CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
any public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place
where meals are served, and where meals are actually and regularly served, without
sleeping accommodations, such space being provided with adequate and sanitary
kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity and having employed therein a
sufficient number and kind of employees to prepare, cook and served suitable food for
its guests - Answers -Restaurant
abbreviation for blood alcohol content, which is a measurement of the concentration of
alcohol in the blood - Answers -BAC
any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation, mixed with water and other
substance in solution, and includes brandy, rum, whiskey, gin, or other spirituous
liquors, and such liquors when rectified, blended or otherwise mixed with alcohol or
other substances - Answers -Spirits
A person under 18 years of age - Answers -minor
Any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural contents of fruits, or
vegetables, containing sugar, including such beverages when fortified by the addition of
alcohol or spirits - Answers -wine
the result of a process where distilled spirits have been flavor enhanced by adding
natural elements such as fruit, nuts, herbs, or spices. these elements soak in the spirits
releasing their unique flavors for a predetermined amount of time creating infusions or
infused spirits
ex: pear gin or spiced pumpkin vodka - Answers -infusions
21 years of age - Answers -legal drinking age
the product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted, whatever
may be the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol - Answers -alcohol
the sale of any alcoholic beverage for consumption off the premises where sold (eg. at
stores, etc) - Answers -off-premises
includes alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, and every liquid or solid, patented or not,
containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, and capable of being consumed as a beverage
by a human being - Answers -alcoholic liquor
,a person who sells, or offers for sale, alcoholic liquor for use or consumption and not for
resale in any form - Answers -retailer
a person who is not of legal drinking age (a person who is under 21 years of age) -
Answers -underage person
the place or location where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, stored, displayed, or
offered for sale or where drinks containing alcoholic beverages are mixed, concocted
and served for consumption - Answers -premises
the sale of any alcoholic beverage for consumption on the premises where sold (eg. at
bars, restaurants, hotels) - Answers -on-premises
a beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or concoction of barley,
or other grain, malt and hops in water, and includes among other things, beer, ale,
stout, lager beer, porter, and the like - Answers -beer
the liver metabolizes or eliminates approximately ____ per hour - Answers -1 standard
drink
consuming alcohol mixed with energy drinks makes a person appear more intoxicated
than they really are. true or false - Answers -false
Alcohol is a drug - Answers -- depresssant
- no a stimulant
- acts as a sedative on the sensory and motor systems, dulling normal reactions and
altering a person's behavior
Path of Alcohol through the body - Answers -absorbed directly into the bloodstream
enter through mouth and throat
down the esophagus
through the stomach
through the small intestine
bloodstream
starts almost immediately
75-80% absorbed in the small intestine
average time to absorbed: 45-90 minutes
alcohol and the brain - Answers -affects:
- cortext: judgment
- cerebellum: coordination
- limbic: emotion
- brain stem: respiratory system
, the first sense a person loses is sense of judgment
alcohol poisoning - Answers -a situation that occurs when a person has consumed so
much alcohol that crucial areas of the brain no longer function properly
symptoms:
- vomiting
- loss of consciousness
- difficult to awaken
- slow shallow breathing
- pale, cold, or bluish skin
- seizures
removal of alcohol from the body - Answers -metabolism: 90-95% - beings almost
immediately upon entry of alcohol into the bloodstream; eliminated by the liver
excretion: 5-10% alcohol that is circulating in the bloodstream leaves the body through
breathing, perspiration, and urine
time: 1 standard drink per hour
BAC - Answers -the level of alcohol in the bloodstream at any particular time expressed
as a percentage
1 standard drink raises a person's bac by about 0.020-0.025
DUI in IL 0.05 and 0.08
amount of alcohol - Answers -beer 5% -- standard 12oz
wine 10-15% -- standard 5oz
spirits 40+% -- standard 1.25oz
Factors - Answers -food - slows down the rate of alcohol entering bloodstream
weight - fat contributes to higher BAC than does muscle
body water - more water in the body, the more alcohol it takes to reach a higher bac
gender - women metabolizes alcohol differently than men and usually have a higher bac
after consuming the same amount
metabolism - varies
mental state and environment - level of comfort affects rate of drinking and intoxication
fatigue - increase the rate which a person becomes intoxicated
ANSWERS
any public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place
where meals are served, and where meals are actually and regularly served, without
sleeping accommodations, such space being provided with adequate and sanitary
kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity and having employed therein a
sufficient number and kind of employees to prepare, cook and served suitable food for
its guests - Answers -Restaurant
abbreviation for blood alcohol content, which is a measurement of the concentration of
alcohol in the blood - Answers -BAC
any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation, mixed with water and other
substance in solution, and includes brandy, rum, whiskey, gin, or other spirituous
liquors, and such liquors when rectified, blended or otherwise mixed with alcohol or
other substances - Answers -Spirits
A person under 18 years of age - Answers -minor
Any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural contents of fruits, or
vegetables, containing sugar, including such beverages when fortified by the addition of
alcohol or spirits - Answers -wine
the result of a process where distilled spirits have been flavor enhanced by adding
natural elements such as fruit, nuts, herbs, or spices. these elements soak in the spirits
releasing their unique flavors for a predetermined amount of time creating infusions or
infused spirits
ex: pear gin or spiced pumpkin vodka - Answers -infusions
21 years of age - Answers -legal drinking age
the product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted, whatever
may be the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol - Answers -alcohol
the sale of any alcoholic beverage for consumption off the premises where sold (eg. at
stores, etc) - Answers -off-premises
includes alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, and every liquid or solid, patented or not,
containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, and capable of being consumed as a beverage
by a human being - Answers -alcoholic liquor
,a person who sells, or offers for sale, alcoholic liquor for use or consumption and not for
resale in any form - Answers -retailer
a person who is not of legal drinking age (a person who is under 21 years of age) -
Answers -underage person
the place or location where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, stored, displayed, or
offered for sale or where drinks containing alcoholic beverages are mixed, concocted
and served for consumption - Answers -premises
the sale of any alcoholic beverage for consumption on the premises where sold (eg. at
bars, restaurants, hotels) - Answers -on-premises
a beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or concoction of barley,
or other grain, malt and hops in water, and includes among other things, beer, ale,
stout, lager beer, porter, and the like - Answers -beer
the liver metabolizes or eliminates approximately ____ per hour - Answers -1 standard
drink
consuming alcohol mixed with energy drinks makes a person appear more intoxicated
than they really are. true or false - Answers -false
Alcohol is a drug - Answers -- depresssant
- no a stimulant
- acts as a sedative on the sensory and motor systems, dulling normal reactions and
altering a person's behavior
Path of Alcohol through the body - Answers -absorbed directly into the bloodstream
enter through mouth and throat
down the esophagus
through the stomach
through the small intestine
bloodstream
starts almost immediately
75-80% absorbed in the small intestine
average time to absorbed: 45-90 minutes
alcohol and the brain - Answers -affects:
- cortext: judgment
- cerebellum: coordination
- limbic: emotion
- brain stem: respiratory system
, the first sense a person loses is sense of judgment
alcohol poisoning - Answers -a situation that occurs when a person has consumed so
much alcohol that crucial areas of the brain no longer function properly
symptoms:
- vomiting
- loss of consciousness
- difficult to awaken
- slow shallow breathing
- pale, cold, or bluish skin
- seizures
removal of alcohol from the body - Answers -metabolism: 90-95% - beings almost
immediately upon entry of alcohol into the bloodstream; eliminated by the liver
excretion: 5-10% alcohol that is circulating in the bloodstream leaves the body through
breathing, perspiration, and urine
time: 1 standard drink per hour
BAC - Answers -the level of alcohol in the bloodstream at any particular time expressed
as a percentage
1 standard drink raises a person's bac by about 0.020-0.025
DUI in IL 0.05 and 0.08
amount of alcohol - Answers -beer 5% -- standard 12oz
wine 10-15% -- standard 5oz
spirits 40+% -- standard 1.25oz
Factors - Answers -food - slows down the rate of alcohol entering bloodstream
weight - fat contributes to higher BAC than does muscle
body water - more water in the body, the more alcohol it takes to reach a higher bac
gender - women metabolizes alcohol differently than men and usually have a higher bac
after consuming the same amount
metabolism - varies
mental state and environment - level of comfort affects rate of drinking and intoxication
fatigue - increase the rate which a person becomes intoxicated
