TABC Examination (2025-2026). QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS.
1. Which of the following factors may impact a person's Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)?
Answer: Gender
2. If you make an illegal sale and didn't meet a certain level of care that an ordinary person
would meet (example: didn't check ID, calculate age, refuse to overserve a patron, or look for
signs of intoxication) this is the definition of being: *
Answer: Criminally Negligent
3. Which of the following might make you suspect that an ID is fake?
▪ The ID feels thinner or more flimsy.
▪ Fuzzy printing or different font on the birth date.
▪ Bar codes or magnetic strips on the back will not scan.
Answer: All of the above.
4. When selling alcohol, a minor is defined as:
Answer: A person under the age of 21.
5. If a person does not have the normal use of mental or physical faculties because they have
been drinking alcohol, they would legally be considered:
Answer: Intoxicated
6. An individual can legally have both a Texas Driver License AND a Texas ID Card?
Answer: False
7. A young appearing male approaches the counter with snack food and a case of beer. You
cannot tell by his physical appearance if he is a minor or not. He provides you with an ID, but it
is expired, what should you do in this situation? *
Answer: Put the beer behind the counter and wait for him to return with a valid ID before
making the sale.
8. What is a good technique to use when trying to determine if a customer is intoxicated?
▪ Talk to the customer when they first arrive to establish a baseline of their behavior.
CORRECT ANSWERS.
1. Which of the following factors may impact a person's Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)?
Answer: Gender
2. If you make an illegal sale and didn't meet a certain level of care that an ordinary person
would meet (example: didn't check ID, calculate age, refuse to overserve a patron, or look for
signs of intoxication) this is the definition of being: *
Answer: Criminally Negligent
3. Which of the following might make you suspect that an ID is fake?
▪ The ID feels thinner or more flimsy.
▪ Fuzzy printing or different font on the birth date.
▪ Bar codes or magnetic strips on the back will not scan.
Answer: All of the above.
4. When selling alcohol, a minor is defined as:
Answer: A person under the age of 21.
5. If a person does not have the normal use of mental or physical faculties because they have
been drinking alcohol, they would legally be considered:
Answer: Intoxicated
6. An individual can legally have both a Texas Driver License AND a Texas ID Card?
Answer: False
7. A young appearing male approaches the counter with snack food and a case of beer. You
cannot tell by his physical appearance if he is a minor or not. He provides you with an ID, but it
is expired, what should you do in this situation? *
Answer: Put the beer behind the counter and wait for him to return with a valid ID before
making the sale.
8. What is a good technique to use when trying to determine if a customer is intoxicated?
▪ Talk to the customer when they first arrive to establish a baseline of their behavior.
