Question 1

Statistically speaking, on an episode-by-episode basis, the setting in which alcohol-impairment injury is most likely to take place is:

Accepted Answer

A)   the home.
B)   a vehicle on the street or highway.
C)   the school or workplace.
D)   the park or beach.
E)   a bar. E

Question 2

The death toll-the total number of people who die as a result of a cause related to the use of the substance-is greatest for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   cocaine
B)   heroin
C)   marijuana
D)   cigarettes
E)   alcohol D

Question 3

The correlation between drinking alcohol and illicit drug use is:

Accepted Answer

A)   positive-drinkers are more likely to use illicit drugs than nondrinkers.
B)   negative-drinkers are less likely to use illicit drugs than nondrinkers.
C)   random-drinkers are equally as likely to use illicit drugs as nondrinkers.
D)   unknown and unknowable with any available data.
E)   none of the above. A

Question 4

"Apparent" alcohol consumption is based on:

Accepted Answer

A)   alcohol sales during a given year.
B)   how much alcohol the public believes is consumed during a given year.
C)   how much alcohol a respondent thinks he or she has consumed during a given year.
D)   the relationship between drinking and BAC (blood-alcohol concentration) .
E)   underage drinking during a given year.

Question 5

Ethyl alcohol or ethanol is:

Accepted Answer

A)   0 percent "absolute" alcohol.
B)   25 percent "absolute" alcohol.
C)   50 percent "absolute" alcohol.
D)   75 percent "absolute" alcohol.
E)   100 percent "absolute" alcohol.

Question 6

During the nineteen-teens, social and cultural forces mobilized to condemn and criminalize the sale of alcohol. How was it possible for Prohibition to have taken place in a society in which the consumption of alcohol is now considered conventional and is an activity in which the majority engages?

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the nineteen-teens, social and cultural forces...

Question 7

Why do you think that such a strong relationship exists between the consumption of alcohol and being the victim of risky, deviant behavior?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do you think that such a...

Question 8

Since the year that the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 21 was made illegal in all states (1988), alcohol consumption by persons under the age of 21:

Accepted Answer

A)   has increased.
B)   has decreased.
C)   has remained stable.
D)   has fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year.
E)   remains unknown.

Question 9

The relationship between alcohol consumption and engaging in risky, deviant behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)   positive.
B)   negative.
C)   random.
D)   unknown.
E)   none of the above.

Question 10

Why do you think such a strong relationship exists between the consumption of alcohol and engaging in risky, deviant behavior?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do you think such a strong...

Question 11

Do you think that cigarette smoking is still "sublime," as some say it once was-that is, alluring, romantic, dangerous, and sexy? How has this image changed over the past generation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Do you think that cigarette smoking is...

Question 12

The relationship between alcohol consumption and being the victim of criminal, violent behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)   positive.
B)   negative.
C)   random.
D)   unknown.
E)   none of the above.

Question 13

In the United States in the past 30 years or so, the number of alcohol-related fatalities, the percentage they constitute of all automobile fatalities, and the likelihood that they take place per million miles driven have all substantially declined. Discuss the reasons why this has taken place.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the United States in the past...

Question 14

The relationship between smoking cigarettes and the use of illicit drugs is:

Accepted Answer

A)   positive.
B)   negative.
C)   random.
D)   unknown.
E)   none of the above.

Question 15

Which of the following has the highest concentration of "absolute" alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A)   beer
B)   "fortified" wine (such as sherry) 
C)   wine
D)   distilled spirits (such as gin, vodka, tequila, or Scotch) 
E)   wine "coolers"

Question 16

In the past 30 years or so, the percent of all automobile fatalities that were alcohol-related:

Accepted Answer

A)   has increased.
B)   has decreased.
C)   has remained stable.
D)   has fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year.
E)   remains unknown.

Question 17

The relationship between the sale of alcohol in a given location and the likelihood that residents living in that location will be hospitalized for assault is:

Accepted Answer

A)   positive.
B)   negative.
C)   random.
D)   unknown.
E)   none of the above.

Question 18

In the past 30 years or so, the number of alcohol-related automobile fatalities:

Accepted Answer

A)   has increased.
B)   has decreased.
C)   has remained stable.
D)   has fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year.
E)   remains unknown.

Question 19

One of the most striking and influential developments that has taken place in the sphere of public health in the past 40 years or so has been the sharp decline in cigarette smoking. Why has smoking declined and how is it socially patterned?

Accepted Answer

The answer of One of the most striking and influential...

Question 20

If the legal drugs cause roughly 30 times as many deaths as illegal drugs, why does the use of illicit drugs cause so much more furor than the use of legal drugs and attract so much more attention? Focus you answer on more than simply "the use of illicit drugs is deviant." Can we find material or medical reasons behind this condemnation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of If the legal drugs cause roughly 30...

Exam 6: Alcohol and Tobacco

Statistically speaking, on an episode-by-episode basis, the setting in which alcohol-impairment injury is most likely to take place is:

The death toll-the total number of people who die as a result of a cause related to the use of the substance-is greatest for which of the following?

The correlation between drinking alcohol and illicit drug use is:

"Apparent" alcohol consumption is based on:

Ethyl alcohol or ethanol is:

During the nineteen-teens, social and cultural forces mobilized to condemn and criminalize the sale of alcohol. How was it possible for Prohibition to have taken place in a society in which the consumption of alcohol is now considered conventional and is an activity in which the majority engages?

Why do you think that such a strong relationship exists between the consumption of alcohol and being the victim of risky, deviant behavior?

Since the year that the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 21 was made illegal in all states (1988) , alcohol consumption by persons under the age of 21:

The relationship between alcohol consumption and engaging in risky, deviant behavior is:

Why do you think such a strong relationship exists between the consumption of alcohol and engaging in risky, deviant behavior?

Do you think that cigarette smoking is still "sublime," as some say it once was-that is, alluring, romantic, dangerous, and sexy? How has this image changed over the past generation?

The relationship between alcohol consumption and being the victim of criminal, violent behavior is:

In the United States in the past 30 years or so, the number of alcohol-related fatalities, the percentage they constitute of all automobile fatalities, and the likelihood that they take place per million miles driven have all substantially declined. Discuss the reasons why this has taken place.

The relationship between smoking cigarettes and the use of illicit drugs is:

Which of the following has the highest concentration of "absolute" alcohol?

In the past 30 years or so, the percent of all automobile fatalities that were alcohol-related:

The relationship between the sale of alcohol in a given location and the likelihood that residents living in that location will be hospitalized for assault is:

In the past 30 years or so, the number of alcohol-related automobile fatalities:

One of the most striking and influential developments that has taken place in the sphere of public health in the past 40 years or so has been the sharp decline in cigarette smoking. Why has smoking declined and how is it socially patterned?