Alcohol Edu Pre Quiz Answers

Which of the following is true about energy drinks and mixers:

A. Carbonation generally slows the rate of alcohol absorption

B. A sweet taste can hide the taste of alcohol *

C. Caffeine helps keep the person aware of how intoxicated he or she is

D. All of the above

Answer: B. A sweet taste can hide the taste of alcohol *

If someone is showing signs of an alcohol overdose, you should:

Answer : neither a or b

It’s possible to drink too much and:

A. Slow heart rate and breathing

B. Risk coma or death

C. Choke or suffocate on vomit

D. All of the above *

Answer: D. All of the above *

Which of the following are true about marijuana:

A. It can impair learning and memory

B. It can bring upon panic attacks or anxiety

C. It can become addictive

*D. All of the above *

Which of the following are potential side effects of drinking alcohol while taking medication:

Answer: both all and b

Which of the following has primary responsibility for eliminating alcohol from the bloodstream?

Answer: liver

A standard drink is generally:

a 12 ounce beer

Someone who wants to pace their drinking could try:

A. Taking small sips to drink more slowly

B. Alternating non-alcohol drinks and alcohol drinks

C. Limiting drinking to one or fewer drinks per hour

D. All of the above *

Someone is more likely to start to report feeling in a “good mood” or “warm and fuzzy” at which of the following BAC ranges:

Answer: A. 0.02 – 0.04% *

It is estimated that it could take up to ____ for your liver to get rid of the alcohol in one standard drink.

Answer: 2 hours

Which of the following is a key factor that influences BAC?

Answer:body weight

Which of the following things are generally true about alcohol advertisements:

Answer:They target our expectations and perceptions about drinking *

Answer:A person’s BAC will go down if they:

none of the above

Key signs of an alcohol overdose include:

A. Being in a semiconscious state

B. Difficulty breathing

C. Both A and B *

D. Neither A nor B

A blackout is:

A. Passing out from drinking

B. When people are unable to remember what they did while they were drinking

C. Caused by an impairment of the liver

D. Both A and B *

Which of the following can be affected by alcohol consumption?

A. Coordination

B. Judgment

C. Memory

D. All of the above *

If a male and a female who weigh the same consume the same amount of alcohol:

Answer: The female’s BAC will likely be higher

Alcohol is:

Answer: all of the above

Each standard size drink always contains:

The “rate of absorption”:A. The same amount of calories

B. The same amount of liquid

C. The same amount of alcohol *

D. Both B and C

The “rate of absorption”:

Answer: how soon effects will begin

People can better monitor their drinks by:

Answer: A. Asking how much alcohol is in each drink; B. Never leaving a drink unattended; C. Pouring each drink themselves; D. All of the above *

When faced with a friend who is trying to drive under the influence:

Answer: neither a nor b

Which of the following activities can cause your BAC to rise quickly:

Answer:  all of the above

If you don’t know how much alcohol is in a drink, you can:

Answer:both a and b

Which of the following statements is true based on recent research:

Answer:all of the above

Someone who has consumed a lot of alcohol:

Answer:all of the above

Which of the following statement(s) are always true about alcohol:

Answer:Both a and b

Which part(s) of the brain, when impaired by alcohol, play an important role in memory:

Answer:Hippocampus

Which of the following is true about drinking and driving:

A. As long as someone is under the legal alcohol limit, it is safe to drive

B. If under 21, it is illegal to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in one’s blood system *

C. It takes at least 2 drinks before driving is impaired

D. Both B and