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Responsible Beverage Service (Alcohol Server) Certification

Standard drinks: practice questions

Our Responsible Beverage Service bank has 10 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

Why should a bartender use measuring devices for pours?

  1. So guests get larger drinks for the same price
  2. Because measuring is needed only for wine
  3. So drinks match standard sizes and intake can be tracked
  4. Because free pours always contain less alcohol than measured ones
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C. So drinks match standard sizes and intake can be tracked — Measured pours keep drinks at standard sizes, help servers count what a guest has had, and protect profitability.

Question 2

How large is one standard drink of 80-proof (40%) distilled spirits?

  1. 3 ounces
  2. 0.5 ounces
  3. 5 ounces
  4. 1.5 ounces
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D. 1.5 ounces — A 1.5-ounce shot of 40% (80-proof) spirits is one standard drink.

Question 3

Why can a single mixed drink count as more than one standard drink?

  1. It may contain more than one serving of alcohol
  2. Mixers such as cola and tonic add extra alcohol of their own
  3. Ice raises the alcohol content
  4. Mixed drinks are absorbed more slowly
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A. It may contain more than one serving of alcohol — Mixed beverages may contain multiple servings of alcohol in one glass.

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