TIPS Certification Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+ 2026
What are the four behavioral cues that tell you someone may have had enough to
drink? -Correct Answer ✔-1) losing inhibitions
2) impaired judgement
3) slowed reactions
4) loss of coordination
A customer becoming more relaxed and talkative is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? -Correct Answer ✔-losing inhibitions
A customer demonstrating socially unacceptable behavior, such as dancing,
singing, or being overly friendly, is an indicator of what behavioral clue? -Correct
Answer ✔-impaired judgement
A customer losing their train of thought or having glossy, unfocused eyes is an
indicator of what behavioral clue? -Correct Answer ✔-slowed reactions
A customer staggering, stumbling, or spilling drinks is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? -Correct Answer ✔-loss of coordination
What are intoxication rate factors (define)? -Correct Answer ✔-factors or
circumstances that affect a person's rate of intoxication
What are the six intoxication rate factors? -Correct Answer ✔-1) size
2) gender
3) rate of consumption
4) strength of the drink
5) drug use
6) food intake
, How does a person's size affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct Answer ✔-
larger people may be able to drink more without being as affected as smaller
people
How does a person's gender affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct Answer ✔-
women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage of body fat, and tend to
become more intoxicated faster than men
How does a person's rate of consumption affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct
Answer ✔-the faster a person drinks alcohol, the more quickly he/she will become
intoxicated
How does the strength of a drink affect a person's rate of intoxication? -Correct
Answer ✔-a straight-up drink will be absorbed most quickly
Any carbonated mixer will [decrease/increase] the absorption rate of alcohol. -
Correct Answer ✔-increase
How does a person's drug use affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct Answer ✔-
both prescription and non-prescription drugs, when taken with alcohol, can have
unpredictable effects
How does a person's food intake affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct Answer
✔-a person with a full stomach will not become intoxicated as quickly as a person
drinking on an empty stomach
How does alcohol differ from other foods and beverages? -Correct Answer ✔-it
does not have to be digested before being absorbed into the bloodstream
What is BAC? -Correct Answer ✔-Blood Alcohol Content - the amount of alcohol in
a person's blood
BAC levels can only be accurately measured by what two methods? -Correct
Answer ✔-1) blood testing or 2) breathalyzer
and Answers Graded A+ 2026
What are the four behavioral cues that tell you someone may have had enough to
drink? -Correct Answer ✔-1) losing inhibitions
2) impaired judgement
3) slowed reactions
4) loss of coordination
A customer becoming more relaxed and talkative is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? -Correct Answer ✔-losing inhibitions
A customer demonstrating socially unacceptable behavior, such as dancing,
singing, or being overly friendly, is an indicator of what behavioral clue? -Correct
Answer ✔-impaired judgement
A customer losing their train of thought or having glossy, unfocused eyes is an
indicator of what behavioral clue? -Correct Answer ✔-slowed reactions
A customer staggering, stumbling, or spilling drinks is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? -Correct Answer ✔-loss of coordination
What are intoxication rate factors (define)? -Correct Answer ✔-factors or
circumstances that affect a person's rate of intoxication
What are the six intoxication rate factors? -Correct Answer ✔-1) size
2) gender
3) rate of consumption
4) strength of the drink
5) drug use
6) food intake
, How does a person's size affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct Answer ✔-
larger people may be able to drink more without being as affected as smaller
people
How does a person's gender affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct Answer ✔-
women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage of body fat, and tend to
become more intoxicated faster than men
How does a person's rate of consumption affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct
Answer ✔-the faster a person drinks alcohol, the more quickly he/she will become
intoxicated
How does the strength of a drink affect a person's rate of intoxication? -Correct
Answer ✔-a straight-up drink will be absorbed most quickly
Any carbonated mixer will [decrease/increase] the absorption rate of alcohol. -
Correct Answer ✔-increase
How does a person's drug use affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct Answer ✔-
both prescription and non-prescription drugs, when taken with alcohol, can have
unpredictable effects
How does a person's food intake affect their rate of intoxication? -Correct Answer
✔-a person with a full stomach will not become intoxicated as quickly as a person
drinking on an empty stomach
How does alcohol differ from other foods and beverages? -Correct Answer ✔-it
does not have to be digested before being absorbed into the bloodstream
What is BAC? -Correct Answer ✔-Blood Alcohol Content - the amount of alcohol in
a person's blood
BAC levels can only be accurately measured by what two methods? -Correct
Answer ✔-1) blood testing or 2) breathalyzer
