Question 1

Based on results of experiments studying alcohol's effects on "divided attention" tasks,several groups recommended that the legal level of intoxication be uniform across the nation at the same BAC.What BAC has been recommended?

Accepted Answer

A) .05% 
B) .08% 
C) .10% 
D) .15%

Question 2

It's 2000 BCE.Which type of beverage is now made with more sophisticated measures,based on evidence found in local communities?

Accepted Answer

A) wine 
B) beer 
C) vodka 
D) whiskey

Question 3

It is the late 1800s and you are a member of the temperance movement.While organizing,you inform those who have gathered that the next target is the San Juan paralyzer.What is it?

Accepted Answer

A) a local distilleries owner 
B) the town drunk and womanizer 
C) saloons 
D) whisky

Question 4

What has been proven to slow the absorption of alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A) eating carbohydrates while drinking 
B) drinking milk 
C) drinking 8 ounces of water every 30 minutes 
D) drinking any non- alcoholic carbonated drink

Question 5

What was the scapegoat for a member of the temperance movement living in the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A) speakeasies 
B) tea-pads 
C) saloons 
D) distilleries

Question 6

Janet told her colleagues that,last night at a concert,a person near her had blackout.Which of the following describes what Janet witnessed?

Accepted Answer

A) The individual could only partially recall events that occurred during a drinking occasion. 
B) The individual could not recall events that occurred during a drinking occasion. 
C) The individual lost consciousness. 
D) The individual suffered amnesia for long-past events.

Question 7

Based on the BAC equation,what will the BAC be for a 160-pound man who drinks three 12-ounce regular beers in an hour?

Accepted Answer

A) .06 percent 
B) .10 percent 
C) .17 percent 
D) .20 percent

Question 8

At what rate does the liver metabolize alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A) more quickly at the beginning of a drinking episode 
B) more quickly at the later stages of a drinking episode 
C) more quickly the more alcohol is consumed 
D) at a constant rate

Question 9

Studies suggest that when people commit violent crimes,they tend to be under the influence of alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was the statistical change from 1982 to 2007 in the number of traffic fatalities related to alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A) from 20% to 40% 
B) from 40% to 20% 
C) from 40% to 60% 
D) from 60% to 40%

Question 11

You met a new classmate who described his family's drinking patterns as celebratory and happening during holidays and family gatherings,with children also being offered glasses of wine from an early age.What culture could your classmate be from?

Accepted Answer

A) Czechoslovakian culture 
B) French culture 
C) Irish culture 
D) Italian culture

Question 12

Your friend is experiencing Phase 2 alcohol withdrawal symptom.What is taking place?

Accepted Answer

A) grand mal seizures 
B) hallucinations 
C) shakes 
D) high body temperature and abnormally rapid heart beat

Question 13

What is dissolved in water and exposed to air to start fermentation?

Accepted Answer

A) yeast 
B) ethanol 
C) sugar 
D) carbon dioxide

Question 14

Alcohol inhibits the secretion of antidiuretic hormone.What does this cause?

Accepted Answer

A) constipation 
B) increased urination 
C) diarrhea 
D) decreased appetite

Question 15

It's 6000 BCE.What have you made by soaking dehydrated dough until fermentation is complete?

Accepted Answer

A) wine 
B) boozah 
C) akkevitt 
D) saloona

Question 16

What accomplishment was completed by Benjamin Franklin in 1737 to address alcohol in his society?

Accepted Answer

A) He drafted the first US policy aimed at supporting the temperance movement. 
B) He wrote a book called "Drinkers Dictionary," which included terms to describe drunks. 
C) He protected the saloon owners by protesting against the unlawful actions of the temperance initiatives. 
D) He painted a picture called Gin Alley,which depicted Eighteenth-century Colonial America's relationship with alcohol.

Question 17

What does the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase break alcohol down into?

Accepted Answer

A) acetate 
B) carbon dioxide and water 
C) disulfiram 
D) acetaldehyde

Question 18

What are growth retardation,small head circumference,small eyes,flattened bridge of the nose,and mental retardation signs of?

Accepted Answer

A) fetal alcohol syndrome 
B) Wernicke's disease 
C) alcoholic dementia 
D) cirrhosis of the liver

Question 19

Grayouts probably reflect state-dependent learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Cirrhosis of the liver is reversible with long-term abstinence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Alcohol

Based on results of experiments studying alcohol's effects on "divided attention" tasks,several groups recommended that the legal level of intoxication be uniform across the nation at the same BAC.What BAC has been recommended?

It's 2000 BCE.Which type of beverage is now made with more sophisticated measures,based on evidence found in local communities?

It is the late 1800s and you are a member of the temperance movement.While organizing,you inform those who have gathered that the next target is the San Juan paralyzer.What is it?

What has been proven to slow the absorption of alcohol?

What was the scapegoat for a member of the temperance movement living in the late 1800s?

Janet told her colleagues that,last night at a concert,a person near her had blackout.Which of the following describes what Janet witnessed?

Based on the BAC equation,what will the BAC be for a 160-pound man who drinks three 12-ounce regular beers in an hour?

At what rate does the liver metabolize alcohol?

Studies suggest that when people commit violent crimes,they tend to be under the influence of alcohol.

What was the statistical change from 1982 to 2007 in the number of traffic fatalities related to alcohol?

You met a new classmate who described his family's drinking patterns as celebratory and happening during holidays and family gatherings,with children also being offered glasses of wine from an early age.What culture could your classmate be from?

Your friend is experiencing Phase 2 alcohol withdrawal symptom.What is taking place?

What is dissolved in water and exposed to air to start fermentation?

Alcohol inhibits the secretion of antidiuretic hormone.What does this cause?

It's 6000 BCE.What have you made by soaking dehydrated dough until fermentation is complete?

What accomplishment was completed by Benjamin Franklin in 1737 to address alcohol in his society?

What does the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase break alcohol down into?

What are growth retardation,small head circumference,small eyes,flattened bridge of the nose,and mental retardation signs of?

Grayouts probably reflect state-dependent learning.

Cirrhosis of the liver is reversible with long-term abstinence.