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Responsible Beverage Service (Alcohol Server) Certification

Alcohol and the body: practice questions

Our Responsible Beverage Service bank has 23 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

How does food in the stomach affect intoxication?

  1. It prevents the person from becoming intoxicated at all
  2. It prevents the alcohol from ever reaching the guest's bloodstream
  3. It can slow the rate at which the person becomes intoxicated
  4. It lets the liver remove alcohol twice as fast
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C. It can slow the rate at which the person becomes intoxicated — Food in the stomach can slow the rate of intoxication. It does not stop the alcohol from being absorbed.

Question 2

Why do people who have been drinking often become thirsty?

  1. Alcohol depletes body fluids and causes dehydration
  2. Alcohol raises blood sugar, and the body uses water to lower it
  3. Alcohol speeds up digestion
  4. Alcohol is mostly salt by volume
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A. Alcohol depletes body fluids and causes dehydration — Alcohol depletes the body's fluids, causing thirst and dehydration. Offering water helps guests but does not lower blood alcohol.

Question 3

Which drinking pattern raises a person's level of intoxication most quickly?

  1. Sipping one drink over a long meal
  2. Alternating each drink with water
  3. Drinking only light beer, even several in an hour
  4. Drinking rapidly, as in binge drinking
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D. Drinking rapidly, as in binge drinking — Drinking alcohol rapidly, such as binge drinking, can quickly lead to higher levels of intoxication.

Question 4

A guest mentions she has taken a prescription sleep aid tonight. What is the main concern with serving her alcohol?

  1. Sleep aids cancel out alcohol, so she will feel fewer effects
  2. Mixing them can intensify impairment and risk overdose
  3. Alcohol makes all medications work better
  4. There is no concern unless she has had food
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B. Mixing them can intensify impairment and risk overdose — Sedatives such as sleep aids and anti-anxiety medicines combined with alcohol intensify each other and raise the risk of overdose.

Question 5

Many medicines contain alcohol. Which kinds can have some of the highest alcohol content?

  1. Cough syrups and laxatives
  2. Eye drops and nasal sprays
  3. Vitamin tablets
  4. Sunscreens
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A. Cough syrups and laxatives — NIAAA notes that certain medicines contain up to 10 percent alcohol, with cough syrup and laxatives among the highest.

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