Question 1

One of the problems in considering alcohol abuse is the frequently held idea that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol is really not a drug
B)  alcohol abuse is not as bad as drug abuse
C)  alcohol abuse is not the same as drug abuse
D)  all of the above

Question 2

______ was the primary distilled liquor in Europe until the middle of the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brandy
B)  Gin
C)  Beer
D)  Vodka

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of binge drinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mr.Jones drinking four beers in a row
B)  Mrs.Jones drinking four beers in a row
C)  Mrs.Anderson drinking 2 beers at 1 p.m.and 3 beers at 6 p.m.
D)  Mr.Anderson drinking 4 beers at 1 p.m.and 4 beers at 6 p.m

Question 4

Binge drinking is defined as consuming four or more alcoholic beverages for both men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Following the increase in the minimum age for drinking from eighteen to twenty-one in the United States,fatal nighttime accidents in the eighteen- and nineteen-year-old age groups __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stayed the same
B)  increased
C)  decreased
D)  first decreased then increased to former levels

Question 6

Which of the following is a basic form of alcoholic beverage?

Accepted Answer

A)  wine
B)  beer
C)  distilled spirits
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Toxic reactions to alcohol occur less often than they ordinarily would due to a tendency __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  toward nausea and vomiting
B)  toward passing out
C)  both A and B
D)  none of the above

Question 8

A decline in alcohol consumption in the United States coincided with the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  traumas of the Civil War
B)  growing influence of the temperance movement
C)  the beginning of the twentieth century
D)  the advent of World War II

Question 9

Americans spend_____ on the purchase of alcoholic beverages per year.

Accepted Answer

A)  $1.42 million
B)  $295 million
C)  $5.5 billion
D)  $140 billion

Question 10

Which of the following beverages contains the most alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 5-ounce glass of wine
B)  1 12-ounce bottle or can of beer
C)  1 1.5-ounce shot of 80-proof liquor
D)  2 12-ounce bottles of wine cooler

Question 11

Beer was the earliest alcoholic beverage in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A 180-proof beverage contains 95 percent alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

BAC stands for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be alcohol conscious
B)  blood-alcohol concentration
C)  body-assay control
D)  blood-acetic co-oxidation

Question 14

Eighty percent of the alcohol consumed in the U.S.each year is consumed by only thirty percent of Americans who drink.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Beer drinking is the most problematic form of alcohol consumption in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Alcohol has a stimulatory effect on R.E.M.sleep,resulting in a type of narcolepsy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Early forms of beer resemble bread.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the text,______ is the most problematic form of alcohol consumption in the United States.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

One 1.25 ounce shot of 80-proof liquor is equivalent to about 2 beers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The following drug(s) have weakened effects when combined with alcohol: __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anticonvulsants (antiepileptic medications) 
B)  marijuana
C)  depressant drugs of all types
D)  sedative-hypnotic drugs

Exam 8: Alcohol: Social Beveragesocial Drug

Which of the following beverages contains the most alcohol?

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Eighty percent of the alcohol consumed in the U.S.each year is consumed by only thirty percent of Americans who drink.

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Beer drinking is the most problematic form of alcohol consumption in the United States.

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Beer was the earliest alcoholic beverage in history.

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A decline in alcohol consumption in the United States coincided with the __________.

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Binge drinking is defined as consuming four or more alcoholic beverages for both men and women.

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Toxic reactions to alcohol occur less often than they ordinarily would due to a tendency __________.

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Which of the following is a basic form of alcoholic beverage?

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Early forms of beer resemble bread.

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______ was the primary distilled liquor in Europe until the middle of the seventeenth century.

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Alcohol has a stimulatory effect on R.E.M.sleep,resulting in a type of narcolepsy.

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The following drug(s) have weakened effects when combined with alcohol: __________.

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One 1.25 ounce shot of 80-proof liquor is equivalent to about 2 beers.

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According to the text,______ is the most problematic form of alcohol consumption in the United States.

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Following the increase in the minimum age for drinking from eighteen to twenty-one in the United States,fatal nighttime accidents in the eighteen- and nineteen-year-old age groups __________.

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BAC stands for __________.

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Americans spend_____ on the purchase of alcoholic beverages per year.

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One of the problems in considering alcohol abuse is the frequently held idea that __________.

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A 180-proof beverage contains 95 percent alcohol.

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Which of the following is an example of binge drinking?

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